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More than 2,800 baptisms in the Church of Hong Kong at Easter

The Church of Hong Kong is preparing to welcome more than 2,800 new Christians, who will be baptised for Easter. Starting on 24 March and in the last three Sundays of Lent, the bishop examined the journey of faith of the catechumens in eight ceremonies of scrutiny held across the diocese. On the first of […]

Fengxiang, 200 faithful in standoff with 600 policemen who want to destroy the Marian shrine of Mujiaping

At least 600 government officials and policemen arrived this morning in front of the Marian shrine of Mujiaping to destroy it. The shrine is located in the Diocese of Fengxiang (Shaanxi), the same where the authorities destroyed the Qianyang Church on 4 April. Alerted to the authorities intentions, late night, about 200 faithful from the […]

Central African Republic: Bishop accuses Gulf states of “secret agenda”

The Gulf states – with the complicity of Islamic nations in Africa – stand accused of master-minding a “secret agenda” to invade the Central African Republic (CAR), drive out non-Muslims and divide the country in two. But, making the claim, Bishop Juan José Aguirre Muñoz of Bangassou has vowed that the Church would never leave […]

Changing Good Friday holiday challenged in Supreme Court

Catholics have challenged in Supreme Court the decision of two federally ruled territories to cancel traditional Good Friday holiday, making it restricted holiday. The administrations in the western Indian territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu have moved Good Friday from the list of public holidays to restricted holidays when staff have […]

Pastor Raymond Koh was “abducted by state agents,” Malaysian human rights inquiry finds

Malaysia’s human rights commission, Suhakam, has ruled that Pastor Raymond Koh and a Muslim social activist, Amri Che Mat, were the victims of state sponsored “enforced disappearances.” After a year-long inquiry, Suhakam reported on 3rd April that the two were taken by Special Branch – the police’s intelligence unit. Church leaders in Malaysia are now […]

Veteran Catholic politician K.M. Mani dead

Veteran Kerala politician and Catholic K.M. Mani, who never lost any Assembly election since 1967, died on April 9 evening at a private hospital here, doctors said. The 86-year-old was undergoing treatment for a lung ailment— Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease. He was admitted to Lakeshore Hospital in Ernakulam. The end came on April 9 evening. […]

Controversial Church land sale: Report submitted to Rome

Bp Jacob Manathodath, apostolic administrator of Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, on April 5 submitted to Rome the enquiry report on the controversial land sale. The administrator handed over the report to Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for Oriental Churches, in the Vatican, says a press release from Father Paul Karendan, the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese’s […]

Stephens’ teachers want meet on new admission policy

The staff at St Stephen’s College, Delhi has requested the principal to hold a staff meeting to discuss the changes in the admission policy passed by the Governing Body (GB). On March 14, the governing body decided to hold an aptitude test for undergraduate courses from this year and increase the merit differential percentage from […]