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Jesuits mourn former superior general

The Jesuit General Curia in Rome has announced that its former superior general, Father Adolfo Nicolás, died on May 20 in Tokyo, Japan. He was 84. He was a member of the Jesuit community of Loyola House in Kamishakujii and had been ill for several years. A statement said he is deeply mourned by the Jesuits […]

In Hong Kong, going back to Mass could be calm before the storm

Cardinal John Tong Hon, administrator of the Hong Kong, announced that the city will return to public Masses from June 1, at the same time China’s parliament is expected to pass a new national security law that already has pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong taking to the streets. “Thanks be to God that the situation […]

AsiaBibi’s relative murdered in Pakistan

Christian activists are visiting the family of Asia Bibi after her brother-in-law was murdered in a village of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The body of Younas Masih, 50, was found on May 25 morning in a furrow amid the crops of Dao Ki Mallian, a village in Sheikhupura district. The father of two was married to […]

Philippine bishops call for help to typhoon victims

The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has appealed to prelates to show solidarity to the dioceses of Borongan and Catarman in Samar by providing aid to those affected by Typhoon “Ambo.” In this great time of need, we urge you to show solidarity to the Dioceses of Borongan and […]

Pope Francis entrusts China to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Pope Francis entrusted China to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and asked people to pray for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the most populated country in the world. “Dear Catholic brothers and sisters in China, I wish to assure you that the universal Church, of which you are an integral part, shares your […]

A Christian hospital at the crossroads

Plumbing leaks swamp the basement. Red stains reek of dried medicines. Broken furniture lies piled up with burst pipes that once supplied oxygen. A rusty ventilator gathers dust in a corner of the emergency department of United Christian Hospital (UCH), one of the oldest missionary hospitals in Lahore. “Cracks have appeared on the large water […]

Kerala bishop wants to become a hermit

A Catholic bishop in India who donated one of his kidneys four years ago now wants to quit his bishop’s office to become a hermit. Auxiliary Bishop Jacob Muricken of Palai in the southern Indian State of Kerala has applied to church authorities to relieve him from the bishop’s office to help him lead a […]

Indian nun seeks police action over morphed picture

Catholic bishops in the southern Indian state of Kerala have urged the state government to enact stringent laws to curb misuse of social media after a nun’s picture was morphed and shared on social media with offensive slogans. Sister Lucina Porunnedam said a social media user altered one of her photographs holding a placard with a slogan […]