The papal tour as a test of missionary theology. – Forced conversion: from bilateral complaint to multilateral norm-setting. – India’s anti-conversion architecture: systemic completion. – China’s legal innovation: economic statutes as religious control. – The Middle East’s symbolic and physical geography of persecution. – A global regulatory toolkit, refined.
Proselytism and Religious Outreach Worldwide: Conflicts, Policies, and Trends – 10-17 April 2026
Pope Leo XIV’s historic Africa tour. – India: Chhattisgarh Governor signs harsh anti-conversion law with explicit inclusion of “digital platforms and social media” as vectors of prohibited conversion activity. – China: pressure on underground Catholics escalates. – Pakistan: the gap between legislation and protection. – The regulatory convergence from India to Indonesia, with the regulatory toolkit growing more sophisticated.