India’s Manipur shutdown on anniversary of ethnic clashes
Indigenous tribal body urged Kuki-Zo people to observe day as ‘a mark of remembrance and solidarity’
Kompong-Cham was established as an apostolic prefecture by the Holy See on Sept. 26, 1968.
The seven provinces -- Kompong-Cham, Kratie, Stung Treng, Rattanakiri, Mondolkiri, Svay Rieng and Prey Veng -- belong to the prefecture, with Monsignor Andre Lesouef as its first apostolic prefect.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lishui is a diocese located in the city of Lishui in the Ecclesiastical province of Hangzhou in...
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Indian Church beholds the memory of exiled Nepali Catholics
Mokama Marian shrine on the southern bank of Ganges River bears the legacy persecuted Nepali Catholics banished from their homeland to India for refusing to renounce their faith. Our Lady of Divine Grace Church at Mokama stands about 90 kilometers from Patna, the capital of eastern Indian state of Bihar. Mother Mary is popularly known as Mokama Mata (Mother of Mokama). The church was built to honor Mary in 1947.
Brunei’s St. John’s Church pays tribute to Spanish missionaries
St. John’s Church in Kuala Belait of westernmost Brunei carries the legacy of two Spanish Franciscan missionaries – Francesco de Santa Maria and Miguel Juan de Plasencia – who reached the shores of Borneo Island in 1587 and evangelized among local people. To keep the memories of great missionaries alive, when the church in Kuala Belait was constructed in 1953, it was named after St. John the Evangelist. The name of the church reminds about zeal for evangelization of the missionaries, in contrast to situation of religious freedom in Brunei.
Vietnam’s historic Marian shrine stands the test of time
The shrine holds a three-meter-tall, white-stone carved statue Virgin Mary on the Tao Pao Mountain in the Diocese of Phan Thiet in southern Vietnam, about 1,600 kilometers from the national capital Hanoi.
Singapore’s Good Shepherd Cathedral holds French saint’s relics
The Cathedral of Good Shepherd in Singapore is a historic National Monument, but it also holds first-class relics of a French saint who brought Catholicism on the shores of city-state two centuries ago. Built in 1847, the Good Shepherd Cathedral is the oldest Catholic Church and mother church of all Catholic churches in Singapore.
St. Gonsalo Garcia: First Indian missionary martyred in Japan
Gonsalo's martyrdom at Nagasaki with the other Christian missionaries is regarded as the most tragic and historic event for Catholicism in Japan
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St. Pedro Calungsod, Filipino lay martyr and patron of catechists
Calungsod and his companion Father Vitores baptized infants, children and adults, defying the risk of persecution and murder
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St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino layman who became a martyr in Japan
Despite being an ordinary layman, Ruiz remained defiant while facing torture by the Japanese and died a brave martyr
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Climate change, extreme heatwaves hit Asia hard
People in South and Southeast Asia are bracing for more extreme heatwaves this week, prompting authorities to issue health warnings and close schools
Christians decline India's ruling party's offer to clean church premises
The pro-Hindu BJP came forward to make church premises clean in Christian-majority Nagaland on May 11
Press freedom continues to suffer in Asia: RSF
The World Press Freedom Index, released on May 3, saw a hike in political pressure at a global scale
War wounds still sore in Vietnam, five decades after unification
The winning side has to have the responsibility to promote reconciliation with the losers, says a Redemptorist priest
HK cardinal makes another trip to mainland China
Ten-member Hong Kong delegation paid visits to three dioceses in Guangdong province last week
Cambodia’s top court upholds Chhim Sithar’s conviction
Human rights group says the Supreme Court ruling means other defendants are at risk of jail
Worsening air pollution triggers alarm in Nepal
Kathmandu topped the global list of cities with high levels of air pollution for several weeks
