Christianity

Pakistan Christians Attacked, 5 Churches In Vandalized After Christian Family Accused Of Blasphemy

At least five churches, along with some Christian buildings around it, were vandalized in Jaranwala in Pakistan's Faisalabad district following allegations of blasphemy against a Christian family.

Aug 17, 2023, 14:10 PM IST

Karnataka: Hindu man lodges complaint against wife for forcing to Christianity, giving death threats

The man's wife and her family started forcing him to convert to Christianity after marriage and later started giving him death threats

Dec 02, 2022, 16:39 PM IST

'Unacceptable': Congress distances itself from Shivraj Patil's statement on 'Gita, Quran and Jihad'

The former Lok Sabha Speaker and Union Minister Shivraj Patil on Thursday said that 'Lord Krishna taught jihad to Arjun and the concept of jihad is not just in Islam but also in Bhagavad Gita and in Christianity'.

Oct 22, 2022, 07:20 AM IST

‘Lord Krishna gave lessons on JIHAD to Arjun in Mahabharata': Congress veteran Shivraj Patil sparks row

Bhagavad Gita teaches Jihad: Speaking at the launch of Congress veteran and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai's biography, the former Lok Sabha Speaker and Union Minister Shivraj Patil stated that not only Islam but Gita also talks about Jihad.

Oct 21, 2022, 06:46 AM IST

Devasahayam Pillai 1st Indian layman to be conferred sainthood

The announcement was made by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in the Vatican. 

Nov 10, 2021, 17:03 PM IST

Pope Francis takes high-profile trip to Iraq, believes God will protect country from pandemic

Francis on Monday (March 8) wrapped up the first-ever papal trip to Iraq, which was aimed at bringing hope to the country's marginalized Christian minority while boosting relations with the Shiite Muslim world.

Mar 08, 2021, 23:27 PM IST

Bible can no longer be sold publicly in China after quiet crackdown: Reports

The Communist Party of China could be worried that there may now be more Christians than CPC members.

Apr 05, 2018, 08:49 AM IST

Good Friday: All you need to know

Good Friday is also called Holy Friday, Black Friday, or Great Friday.

 

Mar 30, 2018, 08:24 AM IST

God can wait: Majority of Britons say they have no religion

A majority of them identify themselves as humanists instead.

Sep 20, 2017, 11:34 AM IST

China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: Official

China`s five officially sanctioned religions - Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity - have vowed to fight "desinicization".

Sep 12, 2017, 14:20 PM IST

Myanmar urged to ensure religious freedom for minorities

The Human Rights Watch has urged Myanmar to guarantee religious freedom for all minorities, amid growing tensions between different belief systems in the country, according to a report released on Monday.

May 08, 2017, 15:37 PM IST

Nawazuddin Sidduiqui’s DNA test report reveals his true religion – WATCH

The video establishes the true spirit of an artist who knows no barriers of caste, creed or religion. His talent makes him the person he is.

Apr 24, 2017, 14:13 PM IST

BJP to lodge complaint against ''vested interest'' group

The BJP will lodge a police complaint against "vested interest" groups labeling it on social media as an "anti-Christian party", a leader of the BJP`s Meghalaya unit said on Wednesday.

Apr 19, 2017, 14:54 PM IST

Hindu activists stops Uttar Pradesh church prayers suspecting conversion

Prayers at a church in Uttar Pradesh were disrupted by a group of Hindu activists as they suspected a religious conversion in progress, police said on Saturday.

Apr 08, 2017, 15:20 PM IST

`Muslim births to overtake Christian births in 20 years, Islam to become largest faith by century-end`

While Christianity remained the largest religious group globally in 2015 - comprising almost a third (31 percent) of the world's 7.3 billion people - its number is in decline in Europe.

Apr 06, 2017, 13:12 PM IST

42 Christians accused of murder in Pakistan told 'acquittal is guaranteed' if they embrace Islam

The minorities in Pakistan in the past have been accusing Muslim clerics of forcibly converting them to Islam.

Mar 30, 2017, 14:18 PM IST

Jesus`s tomb opened for first time in centuries

A marble slab covering the site, among the holiest in Christianity, was pulled back for three days as part of both restoration work and archaeological analysis.

Oct 30, 2016, 01:17 AM IST

Chibok schoolgirls reunited with families

Most of the kidnapped students were Christian but had been forcibly converted to Islam during captivity.

Oct 17, 2016, 02:28 AM IST

Mother Teresa's canonisation portends more conversions: VHP

Mother Teresa's canonisation portends more conversions to Christianity, an issue that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have considered before deciding to send a delegation to the Vatican, the VHP said on Sunday.

Aug 28, 2016, 21:09 PM IST

Baba Ramdev stokes controversy, says Christians did charity but also indulged in conversions

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday said Christians did charity but also indulged in conversions while Hindus refrained from such practice.

Aug 02, 2016, 23:10 PM IST