Amit recounted a familiar story for Christians in his region of India: pastors jailed; parishioners afraid to worship in public.
The situation, Amit said, is getting worse “day by day.”
Almost two millennia after St. Thomas the Apostle brought Christianity to the subcontinent, believers in northern India bear witness to a rise in persecution. Laws on religious conversion and physical attacks, including during the 2025 Christmas season, have driven fear into sanctuaries of love and faith.
Deepak, another Christian in northern India, said “there’s a lot of intimidation and harassment going on.”
He said Hindu radicals regularly “attack or disrupt [Christian] gatherings or go to mob violence.”…
Indian Christians Facing Rising Persecution Look to America for Help
