October 7, 2018 - Light of Truth

Catholic Sisters Help Children Living with HIV Build a Better Future
Faith Brings New Hope to Assam Village Once Known for Alcoholism
Cardinal Tagle: Friendship reveals the face of Jesus and the Church
UN Report: 645 million people faced hunger in 2025
Israel prepares ‘extensive’ West Bank operation after deadly shooting near Tal
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

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 […]