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Bishop’s body exhumed on court order‍

The body of Bishop Thomas Thennatt of Gwalior was on June 10 exhumed following a complaint from a Catholic woman who suspected foul play in his accidental death seven months ago. “The police team took the body for medical examination and brought it back to the graveyard where it will be buried aga

Agra archdiocesan priest appointed Gwalior bishop

Pope Francis on May 31 appointed Father Joseph Thykkattil of the Arch-diocese of Agra as the bishop of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Father Thykattil is currently the parish priest of St Peter’s Church in Rajasthan State’s Bharatpur. This was announced at noon in Rome, corresponding to 3:30 pm in India, according to a press release […]

Modi visits blast-hit church during Lanka trip

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans visited St Anthony’s Church, venue of the first bomb blast site in Colombo, during his official visit to the island nation on June 9. The Indian premier’s Sri Lanka visit was announced by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on May 31, a day after he attended Modi’s swearing-in ceremony […]

Tight control for Chinese underground bishop’s funeral

The funeral of a Chinese underground bishop was held under strict government control and underground priests were only allowed to attend part of it. Bishop Stephen Li Side of Tianjin died at the age of 92 on June 8 after suffering a stroke in mid-May and being admitted to a hospital in Ji County. Underground […]

Tiananmen massacre 30 years on: Modern China remains Orwellian

Thirty years ago, China’s Communist Party regime revealed, yet again, its true character when it turned its guns on the people and sent in its tanks to crush peaceful pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. The People’s Liberation Army turned out to be neither on the side of the people nor for liberation as it slaughtered […]

Christian couple to appeal death sentence in Pakistan

A Pakistani high court is to hear the appeal of a Christian couple who have been on death row since 2014 for insulting the Prophet Muhammad, their lawyers confirmed. Lawyer Saiful Malook, who successfully defended Catholic Woman Asia Bibi and had her blasphemy conviction overturned in the Supreme Court, will also contest the charges against […]