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Catholics in India are speaking out against a proposed survey of Christian missionaries, and their places of worship. The state government of Karnataka, in southwest India, has proposed the survey. The state is considering passing an anti-conversion law. Catholics in India say the survey could lead to church workers being unfairly targeted. Eight of India’s 29 states have passed anti-conversion laws. The laws aim to prevent conversions from Hinduism to minority religions, including Christianity.
The president of an advocacy group for Christians in the Middle East has resigned, over his ties to illegal campaign contributions to a now-indicted congressman. Toufic Baaklini resigned on Sunday from leading the Washington-based group In Defense of Christians. Earlier this year, he admitted to personal involvement in illegal donations, to the re-election campaign of Nebraska Representative Jeff Fortenberry.
Nearly 130 Catholics martyred during the Spanish Civil War were beatified this month in Spain. The group was largely made up of Catholic priests, but included several seminarians and religious, and nearly 40 lay people. Nearly all of them were imprisoned before their martyrdom.
Today, the Church remembers its sixth pope - Saint Evaristus. He is traditionally considered a martyr. It is believed he was martyred at the same time as Saint Ignatius of Antioch. He is buried in the Vatican, near Saint Peter.