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Christians in Northern Nigeria living ‘under bondage,’ says archbishop

Christians are living “under bondage” in northern Nigeria, according to Archbishop Matthew Manoso Ndagoso of Kaduna, located in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, where the predominantly Muslim north meets the predominantly Christian south. Kaduna State has imposed limited Sharia law in areas with a Muslim majority. Ndagoso said it is increasingly difficult to build Churches or other […]

NASA Astronaut Asks for Prayer for Moon Mission

When the Artemis 2 takes off sometime late next year, four astronauts will strap into a gumdrop-shaped capsule atop a tower of rockets taller than the Statue of Liberty. Mission control will count down 10, 9, 8, … and a controlled explosion with 8.8 million pounds of force will fire, throwing the four astronauts from […]

Vatican’s liturgy czar rejects German Church’s plans for laity to preach homilies, conduct baptisms

The Vatican’s liturgy czar has intervened against the implementation of resolutions of the German Synodal Way that demand laypeople should be able to regularly baptize and preach the homily at Mass in churches across Germany. In a letter to the German Bi-shops’ Conference president da-ted March 29, Cardinal Arthur Roche said neither was possible despite […]

China installs new bishop in Shanghai, despite local opposition

Bishop Joseph Shen Bin, 52, the erstwhile Bishop of Haimen, was installed as Shanghai’s new bishop with no formal announcement from the Vatican, or even from his own diocese before the liturgy commenced. In an unusual move, priests in Shanghai were sent last week invitations to the installation of a new bishop, who was not […]

Saudi Arabia Embraced Coptic Christmas. Could Its First Church Be Next?

Saudi Arabia stunned foreign policy observers this month by publicly agreeing to normalize relations with Iran, under Chinese sponsorship. The deal between the neighbouring Sunni and Shia arch-rivals, known for sectarian proxy fights, is expected to ease tensions within Islam. Meanwhile, the kingdom has recently taken less publicized steps toward another religious normalization: public Christian […]

Archbishop’s “assurance” to BJP unacceptable: Forum

An advocacy group for Catholic religious in India has termed as un-acceptable an archbishop’s conditional offer of support to the Bharatiya Janata Party saying it would have serious long term repercussions. “We are shocked by the recent statement made by Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry, given wide coverage by all sections of the media. […]

Catholic school sealed, priest principal arrested in Madhya Pradesh

A Catholic school in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has been sealed and its principal arrested after an investigation team found objectionable materials in the pre-mises. A Church official in the state, who refused to be identified, told Matters India March 27 that efforts are on to get bail for the priest. He […]

Indian state backs welfare benefits for Dalit Christians

A provincial government in southern India has urged the Indian federal govern-ment to award scheduled caste status to Christians who were former untouchables to enable them to claim welfare benefits. The Andhra Pradesh government on March 24 passed a resolution in its legislative assembly to support Christians from the Dalit community becoming a Scheduled Caste […]