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Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of St. Gregory of Tours, Pope Boniface VIII issuing a papal bull, and the arrest of Bartholomaus Ziegenbalg.
An incident at the district hospital in Panna, Madhya Pradesh, has ignited public outrage after a Muslim man was refused the opportunity to donate blood for a critically ill Hindu woman. The refusal, captured on video and circulated widely on social media, has drawn sharp criticism, with many condemning the communal overtones of the situation.
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include Johann Philipp Fabricius arriving in India, Carlo Spinola being martyred, and the papacy moving back to Rome.
A United States-based watchdog panel warns that foreign governments are increasingly using misinformation and disinformation to suppress the rights of religious minorities within their borders, calling out countries like China, India and Russia.
More than 300 Christian leaders in the United States, including denominational leaders, are calling on the U.S. State Department to designate India as a "Country of Particular Concern" amid escalating violations of religious freedoms, especially against Christians.
Members of a house church in northern India can no longer meet for worship after a mob of about 150 Hindu extremists attacked them on July 14, sources said.
Worship services at a church in a village in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state have been suspended since Hindu extremists attacked the congregation last month, sources said.
