Catholic Bisho-ps’ Conference of India (CBCI) has appointed Father Roque Noronha as the new national coordinator of Port Chaplains in India. Born on November 2, 1965, in Margao, Goa, Fr. Noronha was ordai-ned a priest on May 7, 1994, for the Society of the...
The bishop emeritus of Hong Kong has spoken out forcefully against the Vatican’s newest “pastoral document” for the Chinese Church which gives reasons for why priests should register with the Communist government. Joseph Cardinal Zen presented nine criticisms to Pope...
Leaders of Vietnam’s most active archdiocese have urged local Catholics to follow church instructions on worship and avoid deviant ritual practices claimed to caste out evil spirits. Bishop Joseph Do Manh Hung, apostolic administrator of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese...
A senior church official has called on Philippine legislators to work for the welfare of the people and not blindly follow what President Rodrigo Duterte wants, which is to bring back the death penalty. Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the Episcopal Commission...
An Irish nun who has worked tirelessly to educate youngsters in Pakistan has been honoured in Britain. At the St Mary’s University graduation ceremony at West-minster Cathedral on July 17, Cardinal Vincent Nichols presented the Benedict Medal, the university’s highest...
