Covid-19: Mission hospital in Assam sealed, nuns infected

Covid-19: Mission hospital in Assam sealed, nuns infected

A mission hospital in Assam’s Dibrugarh town was sealed after 12 Catholic nuns, including a doctor, was tested Covid-19 positive. The nuns and a domestic support working in the St Vincenza Gerosa (VG) Hospital were on July 4 found to be infected with the coronavirus....
Asian bishops condemn China security law

Asian bishops condemn China security law

The federation of Asian Bishops conferences has conde-mned China’s imposition of a new security law in Hong Kong, arguing that it “destroys” the city’s autonomy. Cardinal Bo, Archbishop of Yangon in Myanmar, and president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’...

World Council of Churches wants Hagia Sophia decision reversed

The World Council of Churches has called on Turkey”s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to turn the celebrated Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque. In a letter to Erdogan, the Council, which counts 350 churches as members, said the move would...
Isolated Pope Francis Faces Yet Another Setback in Pandemic

Isolated Pope Francis Faces Yet Another Setback in Pandemic

The world-wide restrictions on public events to deal with the coronavirus pandemic are the latest blow to Pope Francis, whose pontificate has been struggling in recent years to sustain the progressive hopes that the Argentine raised early in his reign. The pandemic...