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Erdoðan claims to be a defender of Christians, but Christians in Turkey and Syria are afraid‍

Assyrians and Chaldeans in Turkey and across the border, in north-eastern Syria, are increasingly victims of violence despite proclamations by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoðan that he is a defender of minorities, a claim also relayed by Catholic media. In reality, repression and attacks have

Religious congregation of blind contemplates face of Christ

In Turin, Italy, the Daughters of Jesus the King is a religious community of blind and visually impaired sisters who aim for holiness, and to be a sign that in Christ, there are no barriers that cannot be overcome. Sister Lorena Logrono, superior of the Daughters of Jesus the King, told ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language […]

Protests spread over India’s controversial citizenship law

Church leaders have appealed for peace in northeastern India, where police shot dead two people as violent protests spread against the federal government amending the law on citizenship. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed by the national parliament on Dec. 11, is seen as discriminatory on religious grounds. It gives citizenship to migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh […]

Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian Genocide

The Senate on Dec 12passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide, after several previous attempts to do so were blocked at the direction of the White House. Senate Resolution 150, introduced by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), expresses “the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States […]

Nun rape case: Pressure on witness to retract statement

Sister Lissy Vadakkel, main witness in the case of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of sexually abusing a nun at a convent in Kerala, said pressure is being budged on her to retract her statement. She said they are forcing her to withdraw her statements over phone and in person. Sister Lissy said that she is […]

Cardinal Alencherry elected Kerala Catholic Bishops Council president

Cardinal  George Alencherry was on Dec 6 elected the president of Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC), an association of the Catholic bishops of all three rites in the state. The head of Syro Malabar Catholic Church succeeds Abp Maria Calist Soosa Pakiam of Trivandrum Latin archdiocese. Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of Calicut (Latin) will be the […]