In 2025, India recorded 1,318 in-person hate speech events, averaging more than three per day and overwhelmingly led by Hindu nationalist groups and political actors affiliated with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, according to a report by the India Hate…
Amid A Violent Fight For Statehood, One Community Finds Interfaith Solidarity
When violence broke out in Leh this past Sept. 24, a place usually known for its thin air and patient rhythms, the immediate human cost was stark: several young people critically wounded, and four confirmed dead.
The corpse that was asked to change its religion
Christians in India are facing increased violence, social antagonism and legal scrutiny, according to advocacy groups. Attacks on Christians have been almost daily this year. These affect families, pastors and tiny congregations in multiple states. From January to July 2025,…
Sikhs Pilgrims Allowed To Visit Pakistan After India Reverses Ban
On a crisp fall morning in Amritsar, Jagjit Singh stood at the gates of his local Sikh temple clutching a folder thick with documents, identity papers, passport copies, and the pilgrimage forms he had painstakingly filled out since June.
Lecture dedicated to activist Jesuit priest in India cancelled due to Hindu nationalists
St. Xavier’s College has cancelled its annual Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture in Mumbai, originally scheduled for the evening of August 9, following a protest by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…
Rising series of attacks on Christians occurs in central India
Growing lawlessness is a serious concern for Christians in India, a Catholic archbishop said after Hindu extremists attacked a house in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
Fragile peace in South Asia: What can people of faith do?
After escalating tensions and military attacks between India and Pakistan, a ceasefire brokered by the United States was announced Saturday (May 10). The urgency of the situation cannot be overstated.
Sotheby’s postpones auction of jewels associated with Buddha after backlash from India’s government
Sotheby’s on Wednesday postponed an auction of jewels associated with Buddha’s remains after the Indian government opposed the sale and demanded it be halted.
Pilgrims attacked by Hindu nationalists in central India
An attack on pilgrims in central India was condemned by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India.
Authoritarian rule is ‘common denominator’ in religious persecution, USCIRF says
Authoritarian rule is the “common denominator” in the worsening of religious persecution around the world, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its 2025 annual report. Last year, totalitarian regimes widened the direct oppression of minority faiths in…
Wrathful deities are invoked in a Tibetan Buddhist dance in a monastery in north India
Wearing colorful robes and fearsome masks, the monks high stepped and spun around around the sandstone courtyard to the sound of drums, cymbals and long horns. Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying…
Questions surround Tulsi Gabbard’s ties to politicized Hindu ‘cult’
Among Donald Trump’s surprising nominees for his next administration is Tulsi Gabbard, his pick for director of national intelligence. Her lifelong links with a politically active Hindu “cult” raise new questions about a nominee already under fire from both Republicans…