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Myanmar cathedral bombed days after its establishment: ‘We will rebuild’

A newly-designated Catholic cathedral in Myanmar was bomb-ed by the military regime last week amid an ongoing conflict in the region. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Mindat was severely damaged by airstrikes by the Myanmar military regime in Chin, Myanmar’s only Christian-majority state. Though the damage took place on Feb. 6, news of […]

Second attack on a priest worries Singapore’s Catholics

Yet another attack against a priest in Singapore. The second episode in a few months after the one last November, which is beginning to ring more than a few alarm bells in an area where there are strict controls and, at least until now, no serious episodes of violence against Catholics have been recorded. This time […]

Korea’s first cardinal for sainthood hailed for self-sacrifice, love

Late South Korean Cardinal Stephan Kim Sou-hwan, a candidate for sainthood, has been praised as a model of self-sacrifice and love, and for his lasting influence on Christians and people of other faiths during a special symposium on his life and contributions. “As we convene for this symposium, we are called to reflect upon the life and […]

Vatican to project Chinese artist’s portraits of inmates on prison exterior

A Chinese artist’s paintings of inmates living inside one of Rome’s most well-known prisons will be projected on the prison building’s exterior and displayed in a new exhibit space near the Vatican as part of 2025 Jubilee initiatives. The 64-year-old Yan Pei-Ming is a contemporary artist who has been living in France since 1981. He […]

Philippine bishops approve three new national shrines

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has designated three churches as national shrines, says a report. The Mary Queen of Peace Shrine, popularly known as the EDSA Shrine, the Our Lady of Loreto Shrine, both in the Manila Archdio-cese, and the Shrine of Our Lady of Aranzazu, from the Diocese of Antipolo, were […]

New Chinese bishop ordained under Vatican-China agreement

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has erected a new diocese in China and appointed Father Anthony Ji Weizhong as its first bishop. The pope decided last October to suppress the Diocese of Fenyang in mainland China, which was originally erected in 1946 by Pope Pius XII, and at the same time erect the new […]

Patriarch Pizzaballa urges Christians to make pilgrimages to Holy Land

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, invites Christians to return to the Holy Land on pilgrimage, saying their presence makes residents feel part of the universal Church. “This ceasefire is a turning point that has been marked in the life of the Holy Land.” Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa offered that assessment in a video […]

Indonesian archbishop rejects government energy plans in majority Catholic island of Flores

Indonesian Archbishop Paulus Budi Kleden, SVD, has spoken out against government-backed geothermal projects in Flores, the country’s most Catholic island located in East Nusa Tenggara. According to UCA News, Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry designated Flores a “geothermal spot” in 2017, identifying 16 project sites on the island in spite of strong opposition from […]

Salesians elect Maltese priest Fabio Attard as Don Bosco’s 11th successor

Pope Francis does not accept Cardinal Koch’s resignation: could continue at least until anniversary of Council of Nicea