A Pakistani court has acquitted a Christian couple who have spent seven years on death row for alleged blasphemy, their lawyer says, in a case that rights groups have long singled out for fair trial issues. The Lahore High Court acquitted Shafqat Emmanuel and his wife...
Fr William Nellikal who has been in charge of the Malayalam section of Radio Vatican and Vatican News for the past 12 years will retire on 13, June. He worked 4 years during the reign of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and nearly 8 years with Pope Francis. He will be...
The Society of Jesus has suffered the largest number of Covid deaths among Catholic priests in India despite all alertness and preparations, says the congregation’s South Asia chief. “Despite our goodwill and efforts, we lost about 37 Jesuits to Covid-19 this year,”...
An Indian priest on June 11 took over as the chief content editor of Radio Veritas Asia, a pan-Asian radio service of the Catholic bishops of Asia. Fr Feroz Fernandes, a member of the Society of Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier or better known as Society of Pilar,...
Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as a new member of the Vatican body that supports the Eastern Catholic Churches throughout the world. The cardinal is the sole addition to the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, which also assists the...
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