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Pope Francis prays for stability in Myanmar

Pope Francis prayed Feb 7 for justice and national stability in Burma as tens of thousands protest the Feb. 1 military coup. “These days I am following with great concern the developments of the situation that has arisen in Myanmar,” the pope said Feb. 7, using the country’s official name. Burma is “a country that, […]

New archbishop named for Pakistan’s largest city

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Card. Joseph Coutts of Karachi and transferred Bishop Benny Travas of Multan to take his place as arch-bishop of Pakistan’s largest city. Cardinal Coutts has headed the southern archdiocese since Jan. 25, 2012. He was appointed chairperson of the Christian Study Centre, a key Christian research centre, in Rawalpindi last […]

Malaysian Christians pray for missing pastor, disappeared

Catholics and Protestants in Malaysia are praying for victims of enforced disappearances as they remember a Christian pastor who went missing four years ago. The prayers of solidarity on the weekends on Feb. 6-7 and Feb. 13-14 are in response to a call from the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM), the interdenominational Christian forum in […]

Indian tribal families caned for embracing Christianity

A village court in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has ordered families who converted to Christianity to be caned, fined and excommunicated from the community. Three Korwa tribal families from Khala village of Dhurki in Garhwa district embraced Christianity on Jan. 22, according to media reports. “There are reports of religious conversion in the […]

Bhima Koregaon case: Jailed activist’s computer compromised

A key accused in the Bhima Koregaon case has moved the Bombay High Court after a US firm revealed that a hacker had planted incriminating evidence on his computer. A report by Arsenal Consulting, a digital forensic analyst from Chelsea, US, has debunked the electronic evidence gathered by India’s National Investigation Agency to arrest Rona […]

Pope, bishops express grief over Indian glacier disaster

Pope Francis and Indian bishops have expressed grief over a massive glacier burst that killed at least 32 people in northern India. The tragedy in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Feb. 7 also left more than 170 missing as the rescue operation carried on until late on Feb. 10, media reports said. “I express my closeness to the […]

Christians arrested on conversion charge denied bail in India

Nine Christians charged under a newly enacted anti-conversion law in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state plan to seek bail from the state’s High Court after a trial court denied them bail. The court in Indore city turned down the bail application on Jan. 27, a day after the Protestant Christians were arrested from a Catholic […]

Catholic theologians rally behind protesting farmers

A national association of Catholic theologians in India has expressed solidarity with farmers protesting against three new farm laws on the borders of the national capital for the past 70 days. “We the members of Indian Theological Association firmly support the cause of the farmers and all those who strive relentlessly for peace founded on […]