Fifty years of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) and its sterling contri-bution deserved to be celebrated. The event held in Bangkok over a span of 18 days last October was graced by a large number of Church leaders, representatives of the people of...
A Catholic priest in India has quit pastoral ministry saying he wants to clean up his Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church, which he alleged deviated from the teachings of Christ. Father Ajimon Puthiyapramabil of Thamarassery diocese in southern Kerala state announced his...
Gadyamma, who has been living as a devadasi since childhood, does not want her daughter to follow the oppressive tradition of being a female dancer in Hindu temples. “I became a devadasi when I was 12 under our village tradition, but I want my daughter to study and...
A top court in western India has lifted prohibition imposed on a Christian couple to preach their religion upholding the constitutional right of a citizen to practice and profess one’s religion. The May 19 order of the Goa bench of Bombay High Court came at a time...
A Hong Kong court has rejected a plea from Catholic pro-democracy activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai challenging a government decision to deny permission for a foreign lawyer for his trial in a slew of criminal cases. Lai, 75, had requested a judicial review last...
