The Vatican has told bishops and priests in China that they must follow their own consciences in deciding whether to register with the government, and it urged Catholics in the country not to judge them for the choices they make. The problem, the Vatican said, is that...
When deliberating over whether or not to become a priest, Kinley Tshering – an extremely rare Catholic convert in his native Bhutan – asked God for a sign. The sign came on an ensuing airplane flight when he discovered he was sitting next to Mother Teresa (now St...
Pope Francis has appointed a Sri Lankan as the secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID). Monsignor Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, currently the under-secretary of the council, is a priest of the Diocese of...
Thai authorities in Bangkok have arrested 51 Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in an incident that has reignited fears among the city’s Christian refugees of another immigration crack-down on illegal immigrants. According to eyewitnesses, immigration authorities...
Some lay people have approached the Kerala High Court against “illegal quarrying” on the land of two parishes under Thamarassery diocese. The Catholic Laymen’s Association also wants the court to act against the state government for its failure to check the diocese’s...
