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Korean Catholics continue fight against coal power‍

South Korean government is moving ahead to launch commercial operation of the Samcheok coal power plant in Gangwon-do province in October defying opposition from civil society groups and Catholic Church. Since October 2021, Catholic groups have been staging protests every month at Maengbang Beach close to the construction site. The plant is expected to generate 2,044 […]

Indonesia to replace ‘Isa Almasih’ with ‘Yesus Kristus’

The Indonesian government announced a change in the use of terms referring to Jesus Christ in official documents responding to longstanding demands of Christians not to use Islamic terms. In an announcement on Sept. 12, the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, said that the government had decided to officially replace the term Isa Almasih with Yesus […]

Christians face violence over cow slaughter in Nepal

Christian groups in Nepal have appealed for peace and religious harmony in the Hindu-majority country, following a spate of attacks against their people in the past two weeks. The growing “incidents of attacks and abuse, particularly targeting Christian minorities, is worrisome,” said Father Silas Bogati, vicar general of the Vicariate Apostolic of Nepal, which covers […]

Catholic charity resumes bringing meals and hope to war-torn Tigray

Catholic charity providing thousands of free meals daily to schoolchildren in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, recently resumed operations after a brutal civil war precluded it from its mission for almost three years. Since 2017, Mary’s Meals has worked with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray to bring food to schoolchildren there. Pre-2020 they fed an estimated […]

Prelate Defends Giving Communion to Muslim Sheikh

A pro-LGBT Brazilian archbishop is invoking Pope Francis’ apostolic letter on liturgical formation and the documents of Vatican II to justify his choice to administer Holy Communion to a Muslim sheikh at a funeral service. “Every reception of Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ was already desired by Him in the Last Supper,” […]

Catholic Bishops Laud Corruption “whistleblowers” in South Africa, Pledge Support

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have lauded corruption “whistleblowers” in South Africa. In a statement shared with ACI Africa on September 1, SACBC members liken entities and persons who have exposed corruption, including civil societies and activists to John the Baptist. “We gratefully acknowledge your contribution to the disclosure of corruption […]