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Indonesian Catholics mourn death of Dutch-born nun

Catholics in Indonesia’s Ruteng Diocese are mourning the death of a Dutch-born nun who spent more than half of her life doing family pastoral work in their diocese. Sister Robertilde Wihelmina van Der Meer from the Congregation of Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS) died on June 18 at 87 and was buried at the congregation’s cemetery […]

Cardinal Advincula is installed as Manila’s new archbishop

Cardinal Jose Advincula was installed as the new archbishop of Manila in a ceremony at the Philippine capital’s historic cathedral on June 24. The 69-year-old cardinal from Capiz became the 33rd archbishop of the country’s largest diocese, succeeding Cardinal Luis Tagle, now prefect of the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples in Rome. The installation was attended by […]

Pope in aid plea for Myanmar’s hungry displaced people

Pope Francis has appealed for aid for thousands of displaced people who are facing starvation in Myanmar after fleeing from their homes as fighting escalates in the beleaguered country. During his Sunday Angelus on June 20, the pope joined bishops in Myanmar who have appealed for humanitarian corridors to allow safe passage for those fleeing. […]

Pakistan court acquits Christian couple of ‘blasphemy’

A Pakistani court has acquitted a Christian couple who have spent seven years on death row for alleged blasphemy, their lawyer says, in a case that rights groups have long singled out for fair trial issues. The Lahore High Court acquitted Shafqat Emmanuel and his wife Shagufta Masih after a hearing in the eastern city […]

Fr. William Nellikal retires from Vatican Media

Fr William Nellikal who has been in charge of the Malayalam section of Radio Vatican and Vatican News for the past 12 years will retire on 13, June. He worked 4 years during the reign of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and nearly 8 years with Pope Francis. He will be resuming the pastoral ministry of […]

Covid-19: Indian Jesuits suffered worst despite precautions

The Society of Jesus has suffered the largest number of Covid deaths among Catholic priests in India despite all alertness and preparations, says the congregation’s South Asia chief. “Despite our goodwill and efforts, we lost about 37 Jesuits to Covid-19 this year,” Father Stanislaus D’Souza, president of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia told on […]

Indian takes over as Radio Veritas’ chief content editor

An Indian priest on June 11 took over as the chief content editor of Radio Veritas Asia, a pan-Asian radio service of the Catholic bishops of Asia. Fr Feroz Fernandes, a member of the Society of Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier or better known as Society of Pilar, was the editor-in-chief of a Konkani weekly […]

Tagle made member of Eastern Churches Congregation

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as a new member of the Vatican body that supports the Eastern Catholic Churches throughout the world. The cardinal is the sole addition to the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, which also assists the Latin-rite Catholic dioceses of the Middle East. Cardinal Tagle is the current prefect […]