by Nirmala Carvalho
Three attacks since 2011 at St. Joseph's PU College, Anekal. The religious are accused of not having displayed the national flag on Republic Day, but the president has always denied this. Silence of police and authorities. Sajan George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC): "Their aim is to terrorize the Christian community."  read more »

When India’s bishops meet in Bangalore during the first week in February(1st to 8th Feb), they will discuss “the role of the Church for a better India.” While India has only 18.6 million Catholics--fewer than half the number of those in Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, the US, Italy, or France--it now has more seminarians (14,798) and sisters (95,530) than any other nation in the world.  read more »

Nandini Chandrashekar, Bangalore, Aug 2, DHNS:

Sr Jean's tryst with the Home Ministry may be over, but she is gearing up for another battle - Saving the land that houses the Sumanahalli Rehabilitation Centre for leprosy patients.  read more »

Reverend Mani Chacko has been appointed as the new general secretary of the Bible Society of India.Global Council of Indian Christians(GCIC) has congratulated new General Secretary and assured support in accomplishing BSI mission

Chacko, director of the Bangalore-based Ecumenical Christian Centre, will replace B.K. Pramanik.

“I consider this a great privilege. It is nothing but an appointment from God,” Chacko said.

“I realise the fact that I am going to shoulder a great responsibility. Only with God’s grace I will be able to do justice to the expectations,” he added.  read more »

In yet another shocking incident, five evengelists in Karnataka were arrested on false conversion charges, on Friday, April 1st at 1.30.

Evangelists Vincent(30),Johnson(28),Satyan(23),Naveen (23) and Vinod(30) , were arrested on false creating communal conflict under Indian Penal code various sections of IPC. including 295 A,149 section 143,341 and 506 charges of conversion while sharing good news at the place of Nagaraja and Muniappa on invitation at Virupashnagara  read more »

Global council of Indian Christians (GCIC) demands to protect Religious Rights of miniscule syero-Malabar catholics in Ramamurthy Nagar-Bangalore.GCIC also demands to order a probe against the lower level police officials involved in the intimidation of the catholic Priest Rev.Fr. George Parekandathil  read more »