October 7, 2018 - Light of Truth

Pope Leo: Failure to welcome abuse victims is a scandal
Pope: Visit to Türkiye and Lebanon teaches that peace is possible
Thousands protest corruption in Philippines as Church leaders call for accountability
Pope: Nicaea invites Christians to unity in face of violence, conflict
Over 300 students kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria
Indian tribal Christian women launch hunger strike over police inaction
Pope: AI use in healthcare must ensure quality of care and relationships
Philippines: Bringing to light safeguarding as a mission of all
Don Bosco Gujarat launches 100-day drive to end child marriage
Supreme Court slams misuse of anti-conversion laws

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES DESTROYED, PASTORS DETAINED IN MYANMAR‍

The China-backed United Wa State Army (UWSA) has destroyed unauthorized churches, detained pastors and closed religious schools in the area under its control in Myanmar’s Shan State near the Chinese border. Myanmar’s largest armed ethnic organization has clamped down on Christian churches since

AUSTRALIA’S FORMER ATHEIST GOVERNOR GENERAL BECOMES CATHOLIC
CHINESE CATHOLICS: HOPE AND SADNESS AT CHINA AND THE HOLY SEE AGREEMENT

NEPAL’S CRIMINALISATION OF CONVERSION SEEMS TO PROTECT HINDUISM AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER RELIGIONS

Three years on from the date that Nepal adopted its new constitution, there are concerns about its ‘anti-conversion’ clause, which seemed designed to specifically protect Hinduism at the expense of other religions. The clause, in Article 26 (3) of the constitution, states: “No person shall, in the exercise of the right conferred by this […]