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South Korean Catholics resume church services

Catholic churches in South Korea have resumed community prayers, maintaining strict precautions of social distancing as they gathered for worship after a gap of two months. With Cheongju and Jeonju dioceses resuming public services on April 28, at least 12 of the 16 dioceses in the country have resumed public worship, which was stopped around […]

Asian Cardinal calls for global ceasefire to fight Covid-19

President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar has joined the call of the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and Pope Francis, for a global cease-fire to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement released in Yangon on 22 April 2020 Cardinal Bo addressed the situation in his […]

Land disputes imperil Bangladeshi Christians

For nearly a decade now, Sumon Gomes has seen how his family’s peaceful coexistence with paternal uncles and cousins has come to an end over a land dispute. Gomes, 35, is a Catholic father and private jobholder in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. He hails from Nawabganj, about 40 kilometers from Dhaka, where his grandfather owned 20 […]

Pakistan condemned for violations of religious freedom

A US government watchdog has recommended the State Department designate Pakistan as a “country of particular concern” for engaging in systematic, on-going and egregious violations of religious freedom. After documenting developments during 2019, the commission pinpointed 14 countries. These include nine that the State Department designated as of particular concern in December 2019 — Myanmar, […]

Pakistan prime minister criticized for Easter message

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing a barrage of criticism after urging Christians to stay at home and maintain social distancing during Easter. “Wishing all our Christian citizens a happy Easter. Please stay safe and keep your families safe during the Covid-19 pandemic by praying and celebrating at home; and by observing the national safety […]

Pandemic may speed up change in the Church

The coronavirus pandemic is changing just about everything. That is clearest in the people who sicken, those who die, those whose lives are upended, those whose livelihood has disappeared. These are some of the direct effects of the disease. There are many other effects not directly related to the illness that are manifesting themselves in […]

Sri Lankan cardinal: Catholics have forgiven 2019 Easter

Sri Lankan Catholics have forgiven the 2019 Easter suicide attackers who brought terror to the island nation a year ago, said the cardinal of Colombo. “Not only did Catholics die, but the bombs killed Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims,” said Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith as he celebrated Easter Mass April 12. “It is human nature to hurt […]

Jesuits’ apostolic works based on unity in diversity

In recent years the Society of Jesus has been questioning how to serve the Lord and the Church in the social, political and economic context that the world has been experiencing during Francis’ pontificate. The starting point of our discernment, which has involved all Jesuit communities and all our apostolic works, is the “unity in […]

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