PM terms violence against Christians in Orissa a ‘national shame’

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday termed the violence against Christians in Orissa as a “national shame” and assured leaders of the community that compensation would be paid to the affected families. A group of Christian leaders met Manmohan Singh to seek his intervention in the ongoing violence against Christians in the [...]

Indo-Americans protest against Orissa violence

NEW YORK: An organisation of Indian-American Christians conducted a prayer vigil in New York outside the United Nations headquarters to protest the attacks on Christians in Orissa. The vigil coincided with the Catholic Church closing all its institutions in India to protest violence against the Christian community, the clergy and destruction of their institutions, allegedly [...]

Convents shut in protest of Orissa violence

Educational institutions run by the church in the national capital were today (August 29) closed as part of a countrywide agitation to protest against violence against churches and Christian institutions in Orissa. Prominent colleges St Stephens and Jesus and Mary, and schools including Columbus, Mount Carmel and Don Bosco were closed as part of the protest. [...]

Refugees mount, India attacks wane

Jatindra Dash Thousands of people, most of them Christians, have sought refuge in makeshift government shelters in eastern India, driven from their homes by religious violence which has killed at least 11 people this week. An official said on Friday the religious clashes showed signs of abating after a week of violence in the state [...]

Christianophobia needs to be countered as much as anti-Semitism or Islamophobia: Vatican

London, Aug. 30 (ANI): The Vatican has said that “Christianophobia” must be fought with the same determination as anti-Semitism or Islamophobia. The Mirror quoted Vatican Foreign Minister Archbishop Dominique Mamberti as saying that the deaths of 13 people in Orissa, India, there is a need for promoting religious freedom as a vital part of international [...]

Kandhmal simmers, Orissa govt orders probe

Kandamal continues to simmer with sporadic incidents of violence. Twenty companies of CRPF have already reached the area. Additional forces are on standby. In Phulbani, villagers are hiding in forests and they are being attacked even there. Houses are still burning and in Raikia the situation is much worse with more bodies coming in. Violence [...]

INDIA As Orissa Death Toll Rises, Prime Minister Intervenes

NEW DELHI (UCAN) – Prime Minster Manmohan Singh has directed officials to help Christians in Orissa, where Church people say continuing anti-Christian violence has killed at least 19 people.   The federal government has been in touch with the government of the eastern Indian state, “and every effort would be made to restore normalcy,” according to a [...]

Hindutva terrorism against Christians in Orissa

From: John Dayal Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:15 AM Dr. John Dayal Member: National Integration Council Government of India Secretary General: All India Christian Council (Founded 1999) President: United Christian Action, Delhi (Founded 1992) Imm. Past National President: All India Catholic Union (Founded 1919) Email: johndayal@vsnl.com http://groups.google.com/group/JohnDayal Phone: 91-11-22722262 Mobile 09811021072 25 August [...]