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Sipri: Never Before Has Arms Expenditure Been So High In Asia

In 2023, the greatest growth of the last decade was recorded in terms of global military spending, which reached its historic high for a total sum of 2.4 trillion dollars driven by Asia-Pacific tensions (Taiwan ) and the conflict between Israel and Hamas (as well as Iran). This is the data from the latest report published […]

Japanese Woman Is Baptized After Witnessing How Her Catholic Husband Lived With Faith His Cancer

Junko Kusanagi is a Japanese woman who for 49 years lived without having a significant experience that would lead her to have a deep faith. However, the illness of her husband, who is Catholic, led her to consider faith more than ever as a necessary element in her life. Junko says she attended a Catholic […]

Colombo, Still No Justice On The Fifth Anniversary Of The Easter Attacks

On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Easter attacks, the Catholic Church of Sri Lanka has organized various religious celebrations and is preparing to name martyrs the faithful killed in the attacks which targeted three churches and two hotels. According to the most recent investigation into the tragedy, over 300 people, including 40 […]

Lahore, Forced Conversions: Attempted Poisoning Of A 13-year-old Christian

Yet another attempt at forced conversion has occurred in Pa-kistan against a 13-year-old Chri-stian boy, forced to ingest a toxic substance after refusing to em-brace Islam. The episode occurred in the city of Lahore on April 13: Saim had left home to go get a haircut, but was stopped by a Muslim se-curity guard who […]

Asian Bishops’ Climate Change Desk Holds Ecology Conference

More than 30 church workers from various bishops’ conferences in Asia on April 15 ended a three-day workshop on building climate-resilient communities. The workshop, organized by the Office of Human Development – Climate Change Desk (OHD-CCD) of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), was hosted by Caritas Philippines in Tagaytay City, the Philippines. Participants […]

Pope Francis Will Be In Southeast Asia And Oceania From 2 To 13 September

Pope Francis will undertake a long trip to Asia and Oceania at the end of the summer. The director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, issued an official statement to that effect, indicating dates and locations. “Accepting the invitation of the respective Heads of State and Church Authorities,” reads the press release signed […]

Vatican top diplomat arrives in Vietnam to cement ties

The Vatican’s top envoy has arrived on a six-day visit to Vietnam, aiming at further fostering full diplomatic ties with the communist country. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for relations with states and inter-national organizations, was welcomed by Archbishop Marek Zalewski, resident ponti-fical representative to Vietnam, at Noi Bai International Airport on April 9. Gallagher […]

Hindu iftar meals for Muslims promote harmony in Pakistan

On the cusp of sunset, the sound of rumbling trains in the distance faded as they came to a standstill at Cantonment Railway Station in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on April 9. A group of volunteers rushed to hand out large jugs of ice-cold Rooh Afza, a fruity drink made of squash, and platters […]

Eviction-facing Indian Catholics to fight Muslim charity’s claims

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica