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Nepal to criminalise evangelisation and religious conversion‍

The Nepalese president is expected to approve a bill that will outlaw any attempt to convert someone to a different faith, alongside the “hurting of religious sentiment.” The country’s parliament passed the law, which will effectively ban evangelisation, on 8th August as fears grow of a crackd

Spiritual poverty and fatalism a drawback for Nepal

Fatalism, including acce-ptance of harmful traditions, exacerbates poverty in Nepal. However, a lack of spiritual awareness and fatalism are also impedi-ments to progress among educated, well-to-do families. Karma, the idea that a person’s fate results from their deeds in a past life, can constitute an escapist mentality. Fatalism, that can be reflected in traditional plays […]

Pakistani Christian dies in jail, authorities accused of neglect

Leading Catholic human rights advocates in Pakistan are calling for authorities to take action after a Christian prisoner died in jail due to a lack of proper medical attention. Dominican Father James Channan, the Director of Peace Centre Lahore, told Crux the death of Indrias Masih was the “result of negligence” by the authorities in the jail. […]

Pontiff to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh in November

Pope Francis will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh in November, the Vatican has confirmed. Greg Burke, the director of the Vatican press office, announced on August 28 that the Holy Father will travel to Myanmar on November 27, remaining in that country until November 30. He will stop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from November 30 to December […]

‘Enemy’ Pope Francis is a symbolic target of ISIS

“Remember this, you mis-creants – we shall be in Rome, we shall be in Rome, Inch’ Allah!” The threat is clear. It comes from an ISIS Jihadi in the Philippines. In a video released on August 25, a group of “soldiers of the Caliphate” filmed themselves desecrating the church in Marawi, a southern town where Jihadists and […]

Chinese communist mouthpiece warns Party members: Religion is not a private matter

A major article in an influe-ntial Chinese Communist Party (CPP) journal has warned cadres that adopting religious beliefs is not a private matter. Qiushi is the top-level journal on communist theory run by the Party’s central committee. The article by Wang Zuoan, director of the State Administra-tion of Religious Affairs, is entitled “Be politically minded while […]