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Dream new South Asia of cooperation, harmony: Pattery

The head of the Jesuits in South Asia has called for a new South Asian Association of Regional Corporation that encourages greater economic exchanges and more socio-political harmony. South Asia like rest of the world currently witnesses “an upsurge of the right-wing, with a lethal combination of nationalism and religion, the ongoing weakening of democratic […]

Canonization process of Arunachal Martyrs gains momentum

The Canonization process of the French Missionaries, Fathers Nicolas Michael Krick and Augustin-Etienne Bourry, who were martyred in Arunachal Pradesh 165 years ago, gained momentum with the constitution and inauguration of the Diocesan Board of Inquiry at St Peter’s Church, Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh. In the presence of Priests, Women Religious and a large number […]

Dark days are ahead for India: Justice Katju

“Something has happened in India which reminds me of what happened in Germany during the Nazi era. After Hitler took power in January 1933 almost the whole of Germany went mad, people shouting ‘Heil Hitler,’ ‘Sieg Heil,’ ‘Juden Verecke’ and adoring that madman like hypnotized zombies. One can see it all on YouTube. Germans are […]

Pak blasphemy accused acquitted after nearly 20 years

The Pakistan Supreme Court on September 25 acquitted a blasphemy accused who was earlier sentenced to death by the trial and high court, after nearly two decades. The apex court, in its judgment, observed that the prosecution failed to prove the case against the accused, Wajeehul Hassan, who had earlier challenged his conviction, The Express […]

Pakistani archbishop warns of surge in Christian girls kidnapped, forced into marriages

A Catholic bishop in Pakistan has warned of an increase in young Christian and Hindu girls being kidnapped, then forced to convert to Islam and marry their captors. “There have been many kidnappings recently,” Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore told papal charity Aid to the Church in Need. “The girls are usually 14, 15. The […]

Pew survey looks at public’s level of confidence in nation’s leaders

A new Pew Research Centre report examines public confidence in groups of people who hold positions of power and responsi-bility in America, including religious leaders. The other groups included in the survey were members of Congress, military leaders, police officers, principals of K-12 public schools, journalists, leaders of technology companies and local elected officials. Respondents […]

Report: Over 120 churches damaged by war in Syria since 2011

A Syrian war monitor associated with the opposition said on September 9 that over 120 Christian places of worship have been damaged or destroyed by all sides in the country’s eight-year conflict. Some of the attacks were deliberate, such as the Islamic State group using bulldozers to destroy the ancient Saint Elian Monastery in Homs […]

Warning World of Persecution of Christians Govt Duty, Official Says

The Hungarian government and researchers have a joint responsibility to warn the global community of the ongoing persecution of Christians, “the largest and least talked-of humanitarian crisis today,” a government official told a conference in Budapest. Tristan Azbej, state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office for persecuted Christians, spoke at a conference organised by the […]