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Asian bishops condemn China security law

The federation of Asian Bishops conferences has conde-mned China’s imposition of a new security law in Hong Kong, arguing that it “destroys” the city’s autonomy. Cardinal Bo, Archbishop of Yangon in Myanmar, and president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, issued a statement on 1 July 2020, condemning the new law and calling for […]

Pell says jail offers lessons for how the Church should manage money

To hear Catholicism’s most famous former inmate tell the story, the experience of being in jail actually offers improbable insights for Church management, perhaps especially managing money. In a new video released on July 14, Australian Cardinal George Pell, who spent more than 400 days in jail after a conviction for a sexual abuse charge […]

World Council of Churches wants Hagia Sophia decision reversed

The World Council of Churches has called on Turkey”s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to turn the celebrated Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque. In a letter to Erdogan, the Council, which counts 350 churches as members, said the move would sow division, the BBC reported. The Unesco World Heritage site […]

Isolated Pope Francis Faces Yet Another Setback in Pandemic

The world-wide restrictions on public events to deal with the coronavirus pandemic are the latest blow to Pope Francis, whose pontificate has been struggling in recent years to sustain the progressive hopes that the Argentine raised early in his reign. The pandemic has hindered Pope Francis’ ability to communicate his teachings and promote his causes, […]

Iraq’s Christians ‘close to extinction’

In an impassioned address in London, the Rt Rev Bashar Warda said Iraq’s Christians now faced extinction after 1,400 years of persecution. Since the US-led invasion toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 2003, he said, the Christian community had dwindled by 83%, from around 1.5 million to just 250,000. “Christianity in Iraq,” he said, […]

Tamil Nadu dioceses mourn catechist’s death

Madurai archdiocese and Si-vagangai diocese in Tamil Nadu, southern India, have mourned the death of a catechist who served the Church for 51 years. Brother Santiago, as fondly he was called, who was from Melakavanoor village and parish, Ramnad district, passed away on July 5. He was 78. Almost all priests were sad because they […]

Covid-19 victim becomes first nun cremated in India

Ashes of the first Indian Catholic nun to be cremated were interned in her congregation’s cemetery in Kerala State on July 7, five days after she died of Covid-19 in New Delhi. Sister Ajaya Mary, the Delhi provincial of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died on July 2 in the church-run […]

Doctorate for Fr Benny Palatty

Fr Dr Benny Jose Palatty has defended his Doctoral Thesis in the famous Jamia Millia Central University Delhi. In the Department of Education, Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Dr Benny Jose secured the Doctorate for his study titled, “Analysing interactions in a Social Science classroom at Elementary level,” under the guidance of Prof. Farah […]