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Manila welcomes impunity index ranking on press freedom

The Philippines welcomed what officials described was the country’s “improved ranking in this year’s Global Impunity Index on press freedom based on a report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The Global Impunity Index report, which was released in time for the observance of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against […]

Sri Lankan Church urges nation to resolve political crisis peacefully

The Catholic bishops of Sri Lanka are calling on the nation’s government, political parties and the people to resolve the political and constitutional crisis peace-fully, keeping in mind the good of the people. The political turmoil engulfed Sri Lanka after Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and swore in ex-president Mahinda […]

Two Chinese priests placed in detention

Two priests of the under-ground Catholic Church in China have been detained by authorities in Hebei Province, a source told. The priests from Xuanhua Diocese are Father Su Guipeng and Father Zhao He. The source said Father Zhao, who serves in the Dongcheng Catholic Church, was taken away by the personnel of the United Front […]

Zen presents letter to pope warning him on China

The Hong Kong emeritus bishop on Nov. 8 told ucanews. com that underground clerics have cried to him since the Vatican-China deal on the appointment of bishops. “They said officials have forced them to become open, to join the Chinese Catholic Patri-otic Association and to obtain a priest’s certificate with the reason that the Pope […]

Pope says peace begins at home by saying ‘no’ to rivalry

Pope Francis holds a Mass for the cardinals and bishops who have died over the course of the year at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Nov. 3. He says people must reject pride and rivalry. World peace must begin in individuals’ hearts and in their families by saying “no” to pride and rivalry, Pope […]

French bishops tackle structural reform

The Bishops Conference of France (CEF) has devoted several working sessions of its latest plenary assembly, which concludes on Nov. 8, to discussing its current system of organization with a view of simplifying its national level operations and strengthening those at the provincial level. How is it possible in a single program to evaluate meetings […]

Indian appointed to new international Charismatic renewal body

The Vatican has appointed an Indian lay leader to the 18-member Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Services, known as CHARIS. Cyril John, a former Indian bureaucrat, is one of the two Asians appointed by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. The other Asian is Brother James Shin San-Hyun from South Korea. The dicastery, a […]

Indian Catholic entrepreneur uses skills to fight global poverty

No matter when someone writes to Ashish Gadnis, there is almost no chance he will answer from Austin, Texas, where he lives. He spend in Rwanda and in Brazil, before taking a flight to Myanmar. He’s not a coffee grower, but he will talk about fair trade, and with a huge Benedictine cross on his […]