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India: Christmas celebrations disturbed or canceled over Hindu nationalist violence

January 2, 2026January 21, 2026

NEW DELHI OSV News – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Christmas visit to a Protestant cathedral in New Delhi has drawn renewed criticism from Christian leaders, who say symbolic gestures are no substitute for action amid rising anti-Christian violence."It is not enough that the prime minister visits Churches for Christmas and Easter. He must break…...

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