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The betrayal of Vietnam’s forgotten Christians

Exasperated after violent interrogations and round-the-clock intimidation at the hands of the Vietnamese government, Y-Man Eban escaped into the forests of eastern Cambodia on July 7, 2015. “The reason I ran away from my country was that the Vietnamese police interrogated me four or five times and put me in jail for a week. They […]

After Party Congress, no respite for religions in China

China will convene its 19th Party Congress on Oct. 18, a key meeting held every five years where President Xi Jinping is expected to receive a second term as the ruling Communist Party’s top leader. For China’s religious minorities, to say that it has been a difficult year would be an understatement. The government is […]

Australian bishops gather in Vatican discuss ‘restoration of trust’

A delegation of Catholic Bishops from Australia has gathered in the Vatican to discuss “restoration of trust” as the country’s most senior Catholic faces allegations of sexual abuse. The Vatican disclosed the meeting in a statement released on October 7th. The delegation included Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisban, Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne, and Justice […]

Philippines Archbishop offers sanctuary to officers willing to testify on drug war killings

Police officers in the Philippines wishing to expose the full extent of the government’s anti-drug killing spree have approached the Church for protection, according to the outgoing president of the country’s bishops’ conference. “Law enforcers have come forward confidentially to us, their spiritual leaders, to seek sanctuary, succor and protection,” said Archbishop Socrates Villegas of […]

Indonesians on remote Philippine island embrace Catholic faith

Her parents’ religion did not prevent Evangeline Musaling-Pacinabo to embrace the Catholic faith and help spread the Good News on a remote island in the southern Philippines. Evangeline’s Muslim parents migrated from Indonesia to the small island of Balut in the southern province of Davao Occidental in the 1940s, during the height of World War II. […]

Are we on the verge of another Reformation – 500 years later?

October 31 marks the quincentenary of a certain Augustinian monk nailing his ninety-five theses to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany – a perfect moment to consider having a repeat. Pundits often claim that Islam needs its own Reformation. But maybe all of us Christian and non-Christian, believer and non-believer – would benefit from a […]

Pope Francis reportedly against the division of Spain

Pope Francis is against the secession of the Spanish region known as Catalonia that is threatening to declare its independence. This claim comes from the Spanish ambassador to the Vatican, who had a private meeting with the pontiff on October 2. Ambassador Gerardo Bugallo, who was recently appointed to the position, was having his first […]

POPE FRANCIS REAPPOINTS CARDINAL BURKE TO VATICAN’S TOP COURT

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Raymond Burke as a member of the Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s supreme court which the cardinal used to lead. The appointment came as a surprise given the cardinal has been a prominent critic of Francis who is threatening to issue the Pope with a “fraternal correction” over the papal family […]