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Child trafficking: India orders inspections for all of Mother Teresa’s orphanages‍

The Indian government has ordered the inspection of all the orphanages and children’s care homes run by the order founded by Mother Teresa, after a nun was arrested on charges of trafficking in newborn babies. In a statement released recently, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi sai

Beijing, raid on Christian churches: ‘Our rights are being violated, enough!’

A group of Protestant congregations writes a courageous appeal to the government: “You consider us a threat, an error to be corrected. But wrong, we want to contribute to the well-being of the nation like everyone else.” The capital orders a catalog of unregistered places of worship. Among the churches affected, one is Catholic. Chinese […]

Cardinal Tagle laments deaths of innocent people

A teary-eyed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila has lamented the deaths of innocent people killed since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s assumed office during the last day of a summit on new evangelization on July 22. Addressing a crowd of priests, nuns, religious and lay people, the prelate asked if people were happy with all […]

Philippine President apologizes for calling God ‘stupid’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to the “all forgiving God” after being heavily criticized for calling God “stupid” in a controversial televised speech last month. Duterte, 73, made the apology during a two-hour meeting with religious leaders at the Malago Clubhouse, but clarified that he was not saying sorry to any church or religious leader. […]

Humanae Vitae at 50: Help people to live out the teaching of Pope Paul VI, says Commission head

The Church should stop arguing over the rights and wrongs of artificial contraception but instead find ways to help people live out the teaching of Pope Paul VI, according to the leader of a commission set up by Pope Francis to study Humanae Vitae. MgrGilfredo Marengo, who coordinated a research group examining material in the […]

Terrorism is not Christian-Islam clash: Cameron

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron on July 25 said terrorism should not be seen as a battle between the Christian countries of the West and the Islamic countries in the Middle East. It is all about identifying and wiping out a small section that believes in extremism. Criticizing US President Donald Trump’s view on […]