Original sentence: Hinduism (65%), Catholicism (30%) and Islam are the three main religions in Goa.Many converted, however retaining parts of their Hindu heritage.To escape the Inquisition and harassment, thousands fled the state, settling down in the neighbouring towns of Mangalore and Karwar in Karnataka and Savantwadi in Maharashtra.With the imposition of the Inquisition (1560–1812), many of the local residents were forcibly converted to Christianity by missionaries, threatened by punishment or confiscation of land, titles or property
Edited sentence: Catholicism , Hinduism  and Islam are the three main religions in Goa.With the imposition of the Inquisition (1560–1812), many of the local residents on hearing  the good news about the Lord Jesus Christ preached by the missionaries adopted the Roman Catholic religion