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Bishops tell Filipinos not to gamble with nation’s future

Philippine Bishops have urged voters not to gamble with the country’s future in national elections in May by voting for corrupt and incompetent candidates. Their call came as senior Catholic officials, together with religious congregations and lay-people, gathered in Manila on April 6 for a solidarity Mass on the Catholic Church’s role in the polls. […]

Sri Lanka urged to respect people’s right to protest

A global civil society alliance has expressed serious concern over Sri Lanka’s clampdown on civic space and urged the government to release those detained arbitrarily and investigate and punish abuses by security forces. “We urge the government to refrain from deploying violence against protesters and instead respect and protect people’s rights to peaceful protest,” said […]

Myanmar Buddhist finds Christ after fleeing conflict

When Buddhist San Shwe Mya’s uncle, a Christian, tried to speak about Jesus Christ, he was annoyed and paid little attention. “I told my uncle he couldn’t persuade me to convert to Christianity as I had no interest in it,” San Shwe recalled. Living in a remote village in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, work was the first […]

Prevent Sri Lanka becoming failed state: Bishops

As Sri Lanka continues to sink hopelessly into the worst economic crisis in memory, the country’s Catholic Bishops are calling for unity among politicians to save the nation from becoming a failed state. The country of some 22 million is facing its worst economic nightmare since its independence, with foreign exchange reserves falling abysmally by […]

Ukrainian and Russian families to carry cross at pope’s Good Friday Way of the Cross

Ukrainian and Russian families will carry the cross together during the Stations of the Cross led by Pope Francis at Rome’s Colosseum on Good Friday. The Vatican has published the meditations and prayers for the Pope’s Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross, which will focus this year on the many “crosses” of family life. […]

Pope Francis praises pope’s attempt to reconcile with Martin Luther

Pope Francis on April 7 recalled the 500th anniversary of the election of Pope Adrian VI, who sought reconciliation between the Catholic Church and Martin Luther during his short pontificate. “In his brief pontificate, which lasted only a little more than a year, he sought above all reconciliation in the Church and the world, putting […]

Desire to restore ‘imperialist power’ leads to death, Vatican cardinal says

Without naming names, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri lamented how a national leader, yearning to restore “a past of imperialist power,” can sow death and destruction. The cardinal’s apparent reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine came during a homily April 5 at a Mass in Orvieto with officers and cadets of Italy’s […]

Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg talk about ‘Father Stu’ – and the ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel

When can devotees of “The Passion of the Christ” be able to see the sequel? Not anytime soon, from the sounds of it. In an interview on “The World Over” that aired April 7, Gibson, who produced, co-wrote, and directed the hugely successful 2005 film about the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, told EWTN’s […]