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03/24/2011 14:15
INDIA - PAKISTAN
Christians in India and Pakistan condemn "pure madness" of Koran burned in Florida
by Nirmala Carvalho
Sajan K George, director of the Global Council for Indian Christians, and Msgr. Saldanha, archbishop of Lahore, condemn the act, calling it "outrageous." Meanwhile, Muslim fundamentalism on the rise in India.  read more »

Benjamin Lewis Rice was born in Bangalore in July 1837 to academically inclined missionary parents. Benjamin Holt Rice, Lewis Rice’s father, came to India in 1837 and took just seven months to master Kannada, going on to even write books in the language.
When the school he was associated with found it difficult to procure good textbooks, Rev. Rice went ahead and wrote them, including books on arithmetic, geography, history and the Bible.  read more »

Vatican donated Antique relics stolen from Church in Kerala in the wee hours of Tuesday morning (30th November 2010)

The three antique relics donated by the Vatican on the orders of Pope Leo XIII were stolen from one of the oldest churches in Kerala.The theft was reported at the Holy Cross Church in Mapranam, Thrissur where thieves broke open the doors and gained entry into the sacristy.  read more »

To His Excellency President Hamid Karzai,
President of Afghanistan
(Afghan Ambassador Masood Khalil
Afghan Ambassador in India)

Mr. President, We are aware of your commitment to justice and to human rights. You have been instrumental in leading Afghanistan forward on the path to democracy. Excellency, I am writing to ask you to ask you to look into the case of Mr. Saeeid Musa and see for yourself if justice is being done. According to a letter from Mr Musa to President Obama, Mr. Musa has been denied his fundamental rights as a citizen of Afghanistan. He has been imprisoned with no formal charge, tortured while in prison, and denied legal representation. The only apparent "crime" which he has committed is being a Christian.  read more »