India’s Maharashtra State Threatens Action Against ‘Crypto-Christians’
Monday, 21 July 2025 () By Michael Gonsalves
(UCA News) -- Church leaders and activists have criticized India’s Maharashtra state for threatening legal action against Dalit Christians, who allegedly benefited from India’s affirmative action program.
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Between 2010 and 2020, the world’s population grew—and so did most major religious groups. Christianity remains the largest religion at 2.3 billion, but its global share fell to 28.8% as more people left the faith, especially in Western nations. Islam experienced the fastest growth, adding 347 million to reach 2 billion globally, fueled by high fertility rates and youthful populations. Meanwhile, the religiously unaffiliated rose to 24.2%, driven by secular trends in countries like China, the U.S., and Japan. Demographic shifts suggest Islam could match Christianity by mid-century.
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Patriarch of Constantinople marks 1,700 years since Christianity's first ecumenical council
One of the council's lasting legacies is the Nicene Creed, a profession of faith still recited by Christians of all big denominations.
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