In addition to the destruction of a statue of Christ the Redeemer in Ambala, there have been several other recent hostile acts against India’s Christians, including the vandalism of a church in Karnataka (map), the disruption of prayers at a church in Haryana (map), and the disruption of a Christmas celebration and vandalism of a church in Assam (map),.
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and
