Church people in Sri Lanka hail people power

Church people in Sri Lanka hail people power

As Sri Lanka witnessed a second wave of massive protests; some Church people say people’s power is at work in the island nation. Sri Lankans on July 9 assembled at Galle Face on the Arabian seashore in the capital city of Colombo forcing the president and the prime...
Sri Lankan religious leaders urge army to stop attacking citizens

Sri Lankan religious leaders urge army to stop attacking citizens

Sri Lankan religious leaders have urged the armed forces not to attack unarmed civilians after a video clip of an army officer kicking a man in the chest as he queued up at a gas station went viral on social media. “We urge the army not to lose the respect you have...
Bangladesh hill tribe demands justice for brutal killings

Bangladesh hill tribe demands justice for brutal killings

Hundreds of ethnic Tripura people marched on the streets demanding justice and compensation for the families of four of their men shot dead by an armed rebel group in Bangladesh’s restive Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). The Tripura Welfare Associa-tion organized a human...
Pakistan’s St. Thomas pilgrimage makes big recovery

Pakistan’s St. Thomas pilgrimage makes big recovery

Parkash Aslam organized 14 seminars on St. Thomas the Apostle prior to the annual pilgrimage at the archaeological site of Sirkap in Taxila, Punjab province. “Many faithful still have no idea about St. Thomas the Apostle. Both priests and catechists are only...
Rising violence in Bangladesh’s hills worries Christians

Rising violence in Bangladesh’s hills worries Christians

Christians in Bangladesh’s restive Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region say an uptick in violence and deaths has triggered fear in the community. In the latest violence, a group of Bengali Muslim settlers burned down 40 houses belonging to ethnic Chakma people in...