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Asia’s cardinals in choral appeal for peace in Myanmar

A new call for peace and an end to violence in Myanmar was launched together by 12 cardinals from different regions of Asia, through the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (Fabc), the body led by the Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo as president. The initiative echoes a similar message of solidarity that had […]

Pakistani lawmaker faces wrath for negating minorities’ persecution

A Christian lawmaker in Pakistan’s ruling party has drawn flak for rejecting a report on religious persecution in the country. Shunila Ruth, parliamentary secretary for the ministry of religious affairs and interfaith harmony, faced criticism after she rejected an international re-port that said religious minorities suffered discrimination in the Islamic nation. Last year, a 168-page […]

Pope appoints new Archbishop in Manila

Pope Francis on March 25  appointed a new archbishop in Manila Archdiocese, in the Philippine capital. He transferred Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula of Capiz to succeed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who the Pope had appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in the Vatican on December 8, 2019. The See of Manila […]

Nuns accused of conversion, forced to get off train in Jhansi

Two nuns and two trainees travelling along with them on a train were forced to deboard in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi railway station and detained briefly for questioning, after ABVP members accused them of illegal conversions. The four were allowed to resume their journey after an enquiry by railway officials found there was no conversion involved. […]

Indian bishops’ study reveals grim life of tribal migrant workers

A new study sponsored by Catholic bishops in India has revealed the grim reality for most tribal migrant workers in the capital New Delhi where they suffer from endemic poverty and low wages amid an absence of workplace safety and socio-economic security. The study, ‘Tribal Migrants in Delhi City: A Pre Covid and Post Covid […]

Nine arrested over mob lynching in eastern India

Police in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand have arrested nine people in connection with the mob lynching of a 26-year-old Muslim man on the outskirts of Ranchi. According to media reports, this was the second such incident in the state capital in one week. Earlier, a 22-year-old man was beaten in the Upper Bazar […]

Faithful will question pastoral letter’s sanctity: Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has flayed a pastoral letter read in some churches of the Quilon diocese against the southern Indian state’s Left Democratic Front government. The sanctity of the pastoral letters will be questioned by devotees, the chief minister said March 26. They (a section of church leadership) are attacking the government just […]

Bajrang Dal denies role in Kerala nuns’ harassment

The Bajrang Dal has denied involvement in a controversial March 19 incident where two nuns and two students were forced alight from a train in Jhansi over an alleged forced conversion complaint and questioned by railway police. According to reports, Bajrang Dal activists and police questioned the nuns, who are members of the Sacred Heart […]