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Priests say Vietnam is letting gangs terrorize Catholics in northeast

Police have looked the other way as groups of youths have terrorized a Catholic community in northeast Vietnam. Ucanews.com reported that, throughout June, gangs of youths — wearing red T-shirts with yellow stars and waving national flags — have attacked Catholics and their property in Song Ngoc Parish in Quynh Luu District of Nghe An […]

Chinese nuns go on hunger strike, seek compensation

Two Chinese nuns have been on a hunger strike since June 12 because they say they have not been properly com-pensated for the disbanding of their religious congregation. They are sisters Gao Wanjuan and Jiao Jialin of Our Lady of Good Counsel in southeast Jiangxi province who launched their hunger strike outside the State Administration […]

UAE mosque renamed after Mary, mother of Jesus

A mosque in Al Mushrif, a district in the capital Abu Dhabi, has been renamed as ‘Mariam, Umm Eisa’ — Arabic for ‘Mary, the mother of Jesus.’ The change on June 14 was ordered by Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) […]

LAITY MAY START TO HAVE GREATER SAY IN THE APPOINTMENT OF BISHOPS, SAYS MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF CARDINALS

The laity may start to have a greater say in the appointment of bishops, a member of the Council of Cardinals has said. Cardinal Oswald Gracies, Archbishop of Bombay and one of the Pope’s close advisers, told the National Catholic Reporter in an interview that the Council of Cardinals — also known as the C9, […]

Noose is tightening around Christian minority in Turkey

The ancient Syrian Orthodox Monastery of Mor Gabriel has been subjected to constant and unfair legal attacks since 2008. It has now fallen under the control of the all-powerful Diyanet, which governs Islamic Turkey (99.8% of the population). The Mor Gabriel Monastery was founded in 397 by the ascetic Mor Shmu’el (Samuel) on the Tur […]

Pontiff grants Cardinal Pell leave of absence to face abuse charges in Australia

Card. George Pell, the prefect of the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy, has been ordered to appear in a Melbourne court on July 26 to face sexual abuse charges. The charges stem from allegations made by “multiple complainants,” according to a deputy police commissioner. In a separate hearing on July 6, a judge will decide […]

DR Congo Kasai conflict: ‘Thousands dead’ in violence

More than 3,300 people have been killed in the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region since last October, the Catholic Church says. The figure, reported by Reuters, is from Church sources in the country. The deaths are the result of clashes between the army and a rebel group, but civilians have also […]

Bishop Joseph Absi Elected Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch

Bishop Joseph Absi was elected on June 21 the new Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, the National News Agency reported. Absi was elected one month after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Melkite Greek Patriarch of Antioch Gregory III Lahham, 82 years. The Melkite Greek Catholic Synod has been convening at the Patriarchate’s […]