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 by [...]

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.
Scores of devotees [...]