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Bp of Faisalabad: Unjust laws and policies do not ensure equality in the country

A conference on ‘Collective efforts for advancing diversities’ was held, eve of Pakistan’s Mi-norities Day. A number of speakers representing religious and civil society groups addressed the ga-thering. One of them was Bishop Indrias Rehmat of Faisalabad who said that “disparities of rights in policies and laws can never ensure equality of status and treatment.” […]

Anglican priest uses chopsticks to distribute communion

A Church of England vicar has tapped in to her Chinese cultural heritage and is using chopsticks to give bread to parishioners during Holy Communion. The Rev Eileen Harrop took the unusual approach to the challenge faced by clergy who are reopening churches for public worship while sticking to Covid-19 safety protocols. The vicar of […]

Catholic Hong Kong media tycoon’s arrest sparks fear Church could be next

Earlier prominent Catholic millionaire and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested in Hong Kong along with two of his sons and two executives of his Next Media company on charges of collusion with foreign forces and conspiracy to defraud under China’s new national security law. The three were released on bail late on August 10 […]

Church seeks rights for indigenous Bangladeshis

A Catholic official and activists have called for equal rights and justice for indigenous people in Bangladesh as millions of ethnic minorities marked UN-designated International Day for World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9. They urged the government to ensure the basic constitutional rights of ethnic communities including recognition as Adivasi (indigenous peoples) and equal rights […]

Hagia Sophia Imam Defends Sword Sermon

Turkey’s top religious official has defended brandishing a “sword of con-quest” while delivering his first sermon from Hagia Sophia’s marble pulpit after its conversion into a mosque. “Preaching in this way [with a sword] sends a message about the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mos-que on the one hand and of conquest on the […]

Refugee Converts Aren’t ‘Fraudsters,’ German Pastors Say

Elias is waiting for a German official to evaluate his Christianity. He converted from Islam in Iran secretly. He was afraid because he knew that other converts had been arrested and beaten, some even killed. He had also heard of converts finding asylum in Germany. He dreamed of going there and being baptized in public. […]

Terror in Milan Cathedral: Egyptian knifeman takes cop hostage

Police overpowered an Egy-ptian migrant after the 30-year-old broke through security and, rushing up to the high altar at Milan Cathedral, held a guard hostage at knifepoint. Brandishing a 20-centimeter switchblade, the assailant who possesses a long-term residence permit for family reunification reasons, forced his uniformed captor to kneel for over eight minutes. Italy’s General […]

‘Genocide’ unfolding in Nigeria, says Bishop

Following the execution of five aid workers by Islamic extremists, a leading Catholic Bishop in Nigeria has argued that systemic violence against Nigerian Christians constitutes genocide. The Bishop, Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that, in his view, the recent violence was genocidal in character. He […]