May 11, 2023 - Light of Truth

The fading Japanese Church, the growing Church in Japan‍

The number of foreigners living in Japan has reached an all-time high. According to the country’s Immigration Services Agency, more than three million aliens were living in Japan at the end of 2022. In fact, the agency’s count of 3,075,213 is lower than the actual number because there are undocumented aliens in the country in […]

Harassment continues against Indian Christians

Around 50 Christians, including 10 pastors, were attacked in an Indian village in Chhattisgarh State on Sunday following accusations of religious conversion by a radical Hindu party. The community had gathered to pray in a private home when an armed mob, reportedly belonging to the militant Hindu nationalist organization, Bajrang Dal, surrounded the home, barged in, and […]

Survey of New Priests: Most Pray Rosary, Go To Eucharistic Adoration, Parents Stayed Married

CARA sought survey respon-ses from the 458 seminarians to be ordained this year. It received 334 responses, a response rate of 73%. Responses came from ordi-nands at 116 U.S. dioceses and 24 different religious institutions. More than 450 men are set to be ordained priests this year, and the survey of their ordination class shows […]

First Coronation role in 500 years for Catholic bishops

Cardinal Vincent Nichols is to become the first Catholic bishop to play a formal role in the Coronation of a British monarch since the Reformation, when he blesses King Charles III during the ceremony in Westminster Abbey on 6 May. It will be witnessed by a papal delegation led by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy […]

Women religious voice gratitude for synod voting rights

A leading umbrella group of women religious has thanked Pope Francis for his recent decision allowing women to have voting rights in his upcoming Synod of Bishops on Synodality, saying the move is a step toward helping the church be more inclusive. In a statement on May 3, Sister Nadia Coppa, president of the International […]