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The Missionaries of Charity see the poor as benefactors, thanks to them they can serve Jesus

The Sisters of Mother Teresa came to Hong Kong in 1983. At present, they have two religious communities with 14 missionaries who run two centres on Kowloon Peninsula, an area with rundown sections and many homeless people. The nuns’ main work is to provide hot meals to the poor (a few hundred) and shelter to […]

Mindong, Fr Liu Maochun kidnapped for 17 days to force him to join the ‘independent Church’

Fr Liu Maochun, 46, a priest of the diocese of Mindong (Fujian), has been in the hands of the Religious Affairs Bureau for 17 days. Fr Liu is not reco-gnized as a priest because he be-longs to the underground Church and refuses to sign up for membership in the independent Church (which is subject to […]

Sri Lankan religious leaders oppose cannabis cultivation

Sri Lankan religious leaders say they are saddened by the efforts of some groups to promote cannabis cultivation at a time when the government is taking strong measures to eradicate drugs from the country. Ven. Ittapana Dhammalankara Thera, chief prelate of Kotte Sri Kalayani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha of Siyam Maha Nikaya, said the government […]

An unforgettable missionary who transformed Bangladesh

American Holy Cross missionary priest Richard William Timm (1923-2020) was a giant among men with a big heart burning with selfless love for humanity. More than six decades of service in Bangladesh (1952-2016) speak volumes for him, and his death on Sept. 11 in the US brought to an end a golden era of extraordinary […]

Covid-19 infects 30 Indonesian seminarians

At least 30 seminarians at a minor seminary in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province have been infected with the coronavirus. Some are currently being treated at a local hospital, while others are self-quarantining.

India to tighten foreign funding, social workers upset

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has introduced a bill in India’s parliament to tighten the rules of overseas funding in a move that could adversely affect thou-sands of social workers including Catholic organizations. The government led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sept. 20 proposed certain amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act […]

Indian nun’s missionary experience in Algeria

As a missionary, I had always expressed my willingness for the mission “Ad Extra” (towards the outside). I had almost given up the hope when on my 50th birthday the Lord gifted me the mission of Algeria, the largest Muslim country in North Africa, surrounded by the Mediterranean coast. Our God is a God of […]

Church group joins protest against India’s new farm laws

Indian farmers are bracing for another major showdown with the federal government after accusing its new farm laws of ignoring their interests and promoting multinational firms. A church-backed body has joined farmers’ unions in asking the government to withdraw two laws that parliament passed on Sept. 20. The government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]