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Church and families welcome jail terms for bombers
Relatives of victims, civil society representatives and the Church in Sri Lanka have welcomed a trial court judgment sentencing 15 people to a combined total of more than 200 years imprisonment for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. Source: UCA News.
Bishops urge repeal of anti-conversion law in Indian state
Catholic bishops have urged the ruling Congress party in southern India’s Karnataka to repeal the state’s anti-conversion law, saying it restricts citizens’ fundamental right to freely profess, practice, and propagate religion. Source: UCA News.
Two men sentenced to death over Sri Lankan bombings
A Sri Lankan court on Friday sentenced a former police chief and a former top Defence Ministry official to death after finding them guilty of criminal negligence that allowed Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks on Easter Sunday in 2019, which killed more than 260 people. Source: Crux.
Pakistani Catholic dies in prison awaiting blasphemy trial
A Catholic man in Pakistan who was suffering from advanced dementia has died in prison, after being held in custody for almost a year awaiting trial over a disputed accusation of blasphemy. Source: The Tablet.
Memorials in India mark five years since activist’s death
Memorial programs were held across India on Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Jesuit Fr Stan Swamy, the 84-year-old tribal rights activist who died in custody at a Mumbai hospital in 2021 while awaiting trial on terrorism charges. Source: EWTN News.
Pilgrims mark feast of St Thomas in Pakistan
Despite a heat wave, about 500 Catholics from Pakistan’s Punjab province travelled to the ancient city of Taxila to mark the feast of St Thomas the Apostle at a site long associated with the apostle’s mission in the Indian subcontinent. Source: National Catholic Register.
Catholics in India condemn desecration of roadside statueÂ
Catholics in Mumbai, India, have condemned vandalism and desecration of a roadside statue of Jesus Christ, while calling for strict action against the perpetrators and protection of all places of worship in the city. Source: UCA News.
Investigation finds India failing to protect vulnerable minorities
A fact-finding team of prominent rights activists and journalists has warned that constitutional guarantees of freedom of conscience, religious liberty and equal citizenship were facing unprecedented challenges in India. Source: UCA News.
Catholic archbishop in India condemns triple murderÂ
A Catholic archbishop in India has condemned the killing of three Christians in Manipur, a state in the country’s far northeast. Source: Crux.Â