Ranchi: With the Christmas now a week away, the Daltonganj diocese, under the Catholic Church, on Monday distributed 1000 pairs of shoes amongst child.
The Daltonganj diocese distributed 500 blankets among the students of Gyan Prakash School at Lath village in Balumath block of Latehar district. The blankets were donated by Street Providence, a Goa-based NGO. Read more about this initiative and how it helps the poor students in need.
Indian tribal families caned for embracing Christianity
Catholic priest denies the Church was involved in religious conversion and calls for an investigation
Christians from across India protest against persecution in New Delhi on October 2019. (Photo: Bijay Kumar Minj/UCA News)
A village court in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has ordered families who converted to Christianity to be caned, fined and excommunicated from the community.
Three Korwa tribal families from Khala village of Dhurki in Garhwa district embraced Christianity on Jan. 22, according to media reports.
“There are reports of religious conversion in the area but they are of different denominations as a few small sects are active there. It is a matter of investigation and it should be thoroughly checked as it may give wrong messages among different faiths,” Father Augustin Xess, parish priest of St. Paul’s Church in Garhwa, told UCA News.