Church Attack

A church official was killed and a priest seriously wounded late Wednesday when a man wielding a machete stormed two churches in southern Spain, the government said.

Six more persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism at a church and attack on policemen in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district early this week, taking the number of those taken into custody to 11, police said on Saturday.

Condemning the recent attack on a church in Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said acts of vandalism on churches are "unfortunate" and must stop at once.

A church was vandalised and a senior policeman was attacked and injured during a protest by a group of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in Bastar on Monday, police said.

A church in Karnataka's Mysuru was vandalised by unknown people on Tuesday, the police said. They also damaged the statue of baby Jesus at the church.

A mob of agitators led by the Latin Catholic church Sunday night attacked Vizhinjam police station in protest against the construction of Adani port.

The Akal Takht, backing the Nihangs, said "fake pastors" are misleading the Sikhs and converting them. "A case should be registered against these fake pastors under the Black Magic Act," the Sikh body said.

The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town happened during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria.

Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria's Ondo state on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said.

A man who padlocked a church and opened fire on its Taiwanese-American congregation, killing one person and injuring five others, was motivated by hatred of Taiwan.

A statue of Jesus Christ was vandalised at a Church in Haryana's Ambala this afternoon. Police are analysing CCTV footage but haven't yet been able to identify the criminals.

There has been no attack on the Christian community in Karnataka because of their religion and a spin is given to attacks on a personal level to create a campaign, Dr Ashwathnarayan CN -- the state's former Deputy Chief Minister - told NDTV.

From burning religious books belonging to the Christian community to barging inside churches and assaulting its members, a spate of attacks on the religious minority in Karnataka has been reported since the anti-conversion bill became a hot topic of

Members of right-wing groups have set fire to Christian religious books in Kolar in Karnataka, alleging conversions by the church in the latest communal attack against Christians in Karnataka. No arrest has been made in the case.

Members of several right-wing organisations tried to force their way into a church in Haryana's Rohtak on Thursday and were finally stopped by the police.

A church official was killed and a priest seriously wounded late Wednesday when a man wielding a machete stormed two churches in southern Spain, the government said.

Six more persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism at a church and attack on policemen in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district early this week, taking the number of those taken into custody to 11, police said on Saturday.

Condemning the recent attack on a church in Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said acts of vandalism on churches are "unfortunate" and must stop at once.

A church was vandalised and a senior policeman was attacked and injured during a protest by a group of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in Bastar on Monday, police said.

A church in Karnataka's Mysuru was vandalised by unknown people on Tuesday, the police said. They also damaged the statue of baby Jesus at the church.

A mob of agitators led by the Latin Catholic church Sunday night attacked Vizhinjam police station in protest against the construction of Adani port.

The Akal Takht, backing the Nihangs, said "fake pastors" are misleading the Sikhs and converting them. "A case should be registered against these fake pastors under the Black Magic Act," the Sikh body said.

The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town happened during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria.

Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria's Ondo state on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said.

A man who padlocked a church and opened fire on its Taiwanese-American congregation, killing one person and injuring five others, was motivated by hatred of Taiwan.

A statue of Jesus Christ was vandalised at a Church in Haryana's Ambala this afternoon. Police are analysing CCTV footage but haven't yet been able to identify the criminals.

There has been no attack on the Christian community in Karnataka because of their religion and a spin is given to attacks on a personal level to create a campaign, Dr Ashwathnarayan CN -- the state's former Deputy Chief Minister - told NDTV.

From burning religious books belonging to the Christian community to barging inside churches and assaulting its members, a spate of attacks on the religious minority in Karnataka has been reported since the anti-conversion bill became a hot topic of

Members of right-wing groups have set fire to Christian religious books in Kolar in Karnataka, alleging conversions by the church in the latest communal attack against Christians in Karnataka. No arrest has been made in the case.

Members of several right-wing organisations tried to force their way into a church in Haryana's Rohtak on Thursday and were finally stopped by the police.