Approximately 40 Burmese soldiers forcibly took control of a Catholic cathedral in Mandalay prior to a Lenten prayer service on April 8 and detained an Archbishop and dozens of other worshippers, including a correspondent for CNA. The soldiers entered Sacred Heart...
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...
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...
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...
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...
