Officials in Hebei province in northern China have sent religious organizations a notice that from now on they will have to comply with new stricter regulations. The chairman of one Catholic parish council told ucanews.com he considered the demand a serious violation...
Catholics across Bangladesh are engaging in month-long activities undertaken by the local Church to observe and celebrate Extraordinary Missionary Month. While observing World Mission Sunday in 2017, Pope Francis set October 2019 as the month to mark the 100th...
Synod members called for the Catholic Church to deepen its theology in a way that would help people recognize “ecological sins.” According to a Vatican News summary, an “ecological conversion” was necessary to ensure that Christians understand the “gravity of sin...
The National Council of Churches in India has issued a statement condemning the reference to the Bible by Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, in order to justify the term “mob lynching.” In a statement on October 10, 2019, the NCCI said Bhagwat had...
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon says he is dismayed over the silence of religious leaders as civilians were killed and displaced as a result of ongoing fighting in conflicttorn Myanmar. He said Oct. 1 that there were 500,000 Buddhist monks, 70,000 nuns, nearly...
