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Selling Christmas in Muslim-majority Bangladesh‍

Some 20 years ago when Mohibul Hasan began his textile shop in the Mirpur area of Dhaka, Christmas was largely unknown in Bangladesh but now it has become a season for brisk sales. “If I sell 100 sarees a month, in the week before Christmas it would be around 300 sarees,” the 52-year Muslim said from […]

Philippine Church is forced to work with dictator’s son

In ancient times, the phrase “Vox Populi, Vox Dei” — the voice of the people is the voice of God — was almost a sacred incanta-tion of every monarch. When a king’s legitimacy was being questioned, all he needed to do was to resort to divine teaching that his rule was ordained by God because […]

Will Messi keep his promise to the Virgin Mary after winning the World Cup?

After Argentina’s victory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a promise made by soccer superstar Lionel Messi to the Virgin Mary has resurfaced. Will he fulfill it? Lionel Messi, 35, played his fifth World Cup wearing Argentina’s jersey and the team became world champion by beating France on Sunday. Considered one of the best […]

Christmas reborn in Bethlehem after pandemic years

With a giant evergreen tree, colourful balloons in the streets and selfies in the Church of the Nativity, Christmas tourism has returned to Bethlehem after two years of Covid-related restrictions. Revered in Christian tradition as the birthplace of Christ, the town of Bethlehem welcomes thousands of pilgrims and tourists for Christmas every year, a windfall […]

Ortega’s Brutal Catholic Crackdown – Where’s the Outrage?

For millions of Christians around the world, the official religious Christmas season kicked off this week with a renewed sense of normalcy – an abundance of colourful lights, parades and processions, family and church gatherings, and even fireworks in some areas. Many believers in countries where Christians are religious minorities such as China and India […]

Nigeria terror attacks kill 46, despite hopes for ‘peaceful Christmas’

An automobile burned amid December 2022 terror attacks in Malagum 1 community of Kagoro Chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Council, Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Credit: Fr. Mattew Saleh. At least 46 villagers were killed last week in northern Nigeria, in two separate attacks believed to have been perpetrated by a group of Fulani herdsmen. A […]