Catholic priests and nuns from 31 religious congregations have pledged to protect the secular and democratic ethos of Indian constitution amid calls from rightwing Hindu groups to make India a theocratic nation. “There is an urgent need for us to wake up to the...
An investigation has ruled out sabotage as the cause of skin rashes from ashes used during an Ash Wednesday ritual in a Manila diocese. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan said the “mystery burns” people had on their foreheads after the ashes were administered...
The Catholic Church in China registered 48,556 baptisms in 2017, reflecting the vitality and missionary strength of the Catho- lic communities there, according to a report by Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The figures...
Christian and Muslim clerics signed a peace accord to restore calm in the Pakistani city of Lahore, a day after hundreds of minority families fled their homes fearing attacks from hard-line groups over alleged blasphemy. More than 1,000 Christian families left the...
The news of an “imminent” agreement between China and the Holy See on how to appoint bishops is arousing tensions, debates and the taking of positions among the official and unofficial Chinese Catholics (under- ground). Above all, the campaign in favour of signing the...
