The Syrian Mar Thoma Church and the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church on March 22 lashed out at the Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala for deciding to open closed liquor vends. The Kerala Catholic Bishop’s Conference (KCBC) had also slammed the “liquor policy” of...
Stung by a very strong response from the Catholic Church to its liquor policy, the Kerala government on March 18 made it clear that they are open to any sort of discussion on it to make their stand clear. Talking to media persons here, state Excise Minister...
A Catholic parish in a posh area of the Philippine capital’s business district, Makati, has drawn flak for proposing to charge more than US$1,000 for weddings held in the parish church. A barrage of social media posts has condemned Santuario de San Antonio Parish in...
The State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA), also known as the “Religious Affairs Bureau,” so far under the authority of the Council of State, has passed under the direct rule of the Communist Party. The move is among a detailed program of reforms on the...
Crosses on Shangqiu South Church (Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) in China have been removed by the district govern-ment. It is the first Catholic Church in Henan province to have crosses removed. Officials later installed new ones but they were much smaller...
