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SOUTH KOREAN CHURCH FRETS AS BAPTISMS DECLINE, FLOCKS GREY

The Catholic Church in South Korea had 5.813 million worshippers accounting for 11% of the country’s population as of Dec. 31, 2017, up 1.3% from one year earlier, according to newly released statistics. But the figures released on April 13 by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK) also represent the slowest rate of growth […]

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF RELIGIOUS CONCLUDES IN BENGALURU

The 13th World Fellowship of World Religious Councils (WIFRC) concluded on April 21 with delegates from various religions celebrating the diversity of faiths and religious traditions. Around 200 people from all over India representing Bahai, Buddhisht, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Muslim, Sikh, faiths conducted a series of symposiums and panel discussions on the theme “Accept, respect and celebrate diversity” during […]

INDIAN NUNS HELP INDIGENOUS WOMEN BREAK FREE OF SHACKLES

Sister Lizy Thomas from the Uday (Dawn) Social Development Society is pictured with her co-workers as they attend a media conference organized by indigenous women in Jhabua district of India’s Madhya Pradesh State – hoping to enlist the media’s help in their crusade against alcoholism. For Shanti Devada, the mud walls of her home in […]

ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LIFE-THREATEN- ING CHALLENGE: FRANCISCAN NUN

Working against human trafficking is a huge challenge, says a member of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) congregation working in Chhattisgarh State, central India. “Working against the human trafficking in India is the most challenging task. It is a road less-travelled. It is a life-threatening apostolate, yet for the love of those women, we […]

BIHAR WOMEN RISE UP FOR INDIAN DAUGHTERS’ SAFETY

Catholic religious women joined more than 25,000 people of Bihar to undertake 72 hours of fast to demand security for the daughters of India. Nine women and men fasted continuously during April 18- 20 while others joined them in relay fast, Rupesh, (goes by one name) of the Bihar forum of ‘Right to Food,’ one […]

MALAYATTOOR FOLLOWS GREEN PROTOCOL, CUTS DOWN PLASTIC

In a classic example of how a joint effort can usher in change, the incessant efforts of a small group of people has ensured that the recently concluded Malayattoor pilgrimage followed the green protocol. This effort, in association with the district Suchithwa Mission and the Forest Department, could see the drastic reduction in plastic waste. […]

THOUSANDS MOURN LOSS OF INDIAN MISSIONARY ABP

Thousands of people attended the April 23 funeral service of an arch- bishop highly regarded for his work among indigenous communities in central India. At least 5,000 people attended the funeral for Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara of Nagpur at Francis de Sales Cathedral in the city of Nagpur in western Maharashtra State on April 23. Abp […]

ABOLISH HATE-MONGERING ORGANIZATIONS: GOA CHURCH

In the backdrop of Kathua and Unnao rape cases, the Goa Church sees a growing trend in India to justify crimes committed against some sections of society by using the garb of nationalism. The trend has generated fear and insecurity among the citizens, it adds. The Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), the social […]