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Chinese Catholics: Sinicization is a trap to block the Church and distort the religions

Sinicization “is a trap,” a way to “intimidate the Catholic Church;” it has the purpose of “distorting the creed of all religious communities” in China. These are the thoughts of two Chinese Catholics, Peter of Hebei, and Paul of Shaanxi referring to the program wanted by Xi Jinping to assimilate religions to Chinese culture and […]

Third church demolished in China’s Jinan Diocese

Qianwang Catholic Church in China’s Shandong province has become the third church in Jinan Diocese to be demolished by local authorities this year. Liangwang Catholic Church was bulldozed on July 17 following the demolition of Shilihe Catholic Church, but a Catholic source told ucanews. com that the latter church would be rebuilt in another place. […]

Sen. John McCain: Known as a veteran but also a man of quiet faith

McCain was diagnosed in July 2017 with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. We’re preparing to launch Season 3 of our award-winning podcast, NCR In Conversation. Podcast listeners: Please take this quick survey to help us shape our programming. The longtime Arizona Republican senator, reared in the Episcopal Church, attended a Southern Baptist megachurch […]

Kenya’s Legio Maria sprouts believers in the shadow of the Catholic Church

The Legio Maria Mass at Ephesus Church on an August Sunday morning featured Prophet Moses Otieno singing hymns and reciting the rosary before an altar adorned with pictures of Jesus, Mary and church founder Simeo-Ondeto and his mother, Maria. Then Otieno began to speak in tongues and cast out demons as congregants wailed, spun and […]

Catholic students have better self-discipline, US study finds

A recent study by the University of California Santa Barbara has found that a Catholic education helps to improve students’ self-discipline. According to associate professor Michael Gottfried’s and doctoral student Jacob Kirksey’s findings, Catholic schools are better at instilling traits of self-discipline in their students than US public schools and other private schools. Their study […]

Indian Catholic Bishops facilitate Indigenous youth achievers

The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Office for Tribals recognized 15 tribal youth for their hard work, brilliance and enthusiasm in achieving standards of excellence. In a first of its kind, the CBCI Office for Tribals organized an event to congratulate, encourage and felicitate them for their achievements. At a function held at the […]

World Meeting of Families: for Indian couple, “true joy” is putting ‘trust in God’

“True joy, much akin to a child-like feeling of bliss can only be experienced when we put our faith and trust in God,” said Brian Lobo, a Catholic top manager in Mumbai. AsiaNews spoke to him and his wife Ninette about the World Meeting of Families that opens today in Dublin, Ireland. The couple talked […]

Nepal’s new law puts squeeze on Christians

The enactment of new legislation criminalizing religious conversion in Nepal has sparked a heightened sense of fear and insecurity among Christian minorities. The Civil and Criminal Codes, which came into effect on Aug. 17 to replace the General Code that was in place for 165 years, comprise a set of laws guiding civil and legal […]