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Sri Lankan archbishop asks Muslims to reject extremism

A Sri Lankan Catholic cardinal appealed to the country’s Muslims on April 21 to reject extremism and join Catholics in determining the truth behind Easter Sunday suicide bombings in 2019 that killed 269 people. Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith made the appeal during a commemoration of the second anniversary of the attacks. Catholic, Buddhist, […]

“Situation in India is beyond heartbreaking”: WHO chief on Covid crisis

The World Health Organi-zation chief voiced alarm April 26 at India’s record-breaking wave of Covid-19 cases and deaths, saying the organization was rushing to help address the crisis. “The situation in India is beyond heartbreaking,” Ted-ros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. His comments came as India battles a catastrophic corona virus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals […]

Indonesian police kill suspect linked to cathedral attack

Indonesian police have shot dead a suspected terrorist they believe was connected to a suicide bombing at a Catholic cathedral in Makassar in South Sulawesi province on Palm Sunday. The police anti-terror squad Densus 88 shot dead the 42-year-old man, who was not named, during a raid on his home in Makassar, the provincial capital, on April 15. […]

Indian bishop appeals for cremation of Covid-19 victims

A Catholic diocese in the western Indian state of Gujarat has appealed to priests and followers to cremate people who die from Covid-19. Bishop Athanasius Rethna Swamy of Ahmedabad in a pastoral letter dated April 12 said that the “present situation poses a challenge to the Church in administering the last rites to the departed ones in a […]

Covid-19 claims five priests in Gujarat one day

The Catholic Church in Gujarat has lost five priests in 24 hours as the second wave of the Covid-19 pande-mic continues to create havoc in India. “It is a particularly sad time for us in the Church of Gujarat that we have lost five priests in less than a day,” bemoans Jesuit Father Cedric Prakash, […]

Christian arrested in India after saying Christ predicted in Hindu scriptures

An employee for the Archdiocese of Bhopal’s commission for education has been released on bail after his arrest for the “intentional insult” of the Hindu religion. Rajendra Dwivedi was arrested on Easter Sunday after he published articles on his blog claiming the salvation of Jesus had been revealed in the Vedas and Upanishads, religious texts […]

Nagaland governor seeks Church help to tackle Covid-19

Amid surging Covid-19 infections in the Christian majority Nagaland, Governor R N Ravi has requested Church leaders to influence people to follow corona virus protocols. The governor held a meeting on April 19 with leaders of various Christian denominations in Nagaland at Dr Imkongliba Hal inside Raj Bhavan, his residence, in Kohima, capital of the […]

Let my country awake from culture of death to resurrection: Myanmar Cardinal

Reflecting on the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, in his Easter message, reflects on his people’s road to Calvary over past two months. “The greatest feast of Christianity comes during the saddest days in Myanmar history. For the last two months our people have walked through a real […]

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