Laity accuses India’s Eastern rite Church's head of conspiracy
Lay people from Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese seek separation from Eastern rite Church, as their priests did last month
In a land area of 48,100 square kilometres, the vicariate's territory covers two civil provinces: Khammouan and...
In a land area of 25, 000 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers revenue districts of Bhopal, Harda, Hoshangabad and Sehore.
Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh and is the main rail junction of Central India.
The city hogged international attention after the worst industrial disaster...
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Indian cathedral remembers Jesuit mission among tribals in eastern India
St. Mary’s Cathedral Church in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand state, is the mother church in the tribal belt of eastern India, where Belgian Jesuits laid the foundation of Catholicism in 19th century. This brownish Church, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary, stands on Dr. Camil Bulcke Path and nestles between St. Xavier’s College and St. Albert Major Seminary.
Kyoto cathedral lives the memory of brave Japanese martyrs
Asian Catholics who wish to learn about persecution and martyrdom of Japanese Catholics for faith can visit the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis Xavier in Kwaramachi of Kyoto. The church is named after St. Francis Xavier, the first Catholic missionary to reach the shores of Japan on July 15, 1549. The saint is credited for introducing Christianity in Japan. Kyoto cathedral is one of several churches under the patronage of the Jesuit saint.
Marian Parish, the home of Brunei’s most famous Catholic
The Church of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception in Seria is a small church on the western Belait district of Brunei, but it shot into fame thanks to the nation’s most famous Catholic – late Cardinal Cornelius Sim. It is also the second of three churches in Brunei dedicated to Virgin Mary. In fact, Mary has a prominent place not only in Christianity, but also in Islam, the dominant faith in Brunei. Holy Quran mentions Mary seventy times and reveres her as the greatest woman to have ever lived.
Vietnam’s wooden cathedral enlivens the dream of French missionary
Kon Tum wooden Cathedral church in Vietnam’s Central Highlands is a rare architectural splendor. Built in between 1913 to 1918 from expensive ironwood and rosewood and without any nails, the church stands on 100 pillars. The cathedral is one of the oldest churches in the Central Highlands that survived many natural disasters and wars largely unharmed. The church is a confluence of Roman architecture and traditional stilt house style of ethnic Ba Na people.
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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Cambodia’s searing heat, crowded jails threaten inmates’ health
The overcrowded prison system which houses some 40,000 inmates nationwide also faces a scarcity of potable water
Nepali men tricked into fighting Russia's Ukraine war
A human trafficking network lured the men with offers of high salaries, prospects of settling in Europe, say families
Mexican bishop hospitalized after brief abduction
Retired Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza of Chilpancingo-Chilapa went missing on April 29, causing concern
Pope appoints first Catholic bishop with Anglican heritage
Bishop-designate David Waller is the first bishop coming from an Anglican background to lead a personal ordinariate in UK
Religious formation must also be human, pope says
In his prayer intention for May, Pope Francis described each vocation as a 'diamond in the rough' needing cultivation
At least 143 killed in Pakistan's heavy April rains
The South Asian nation is increasingly vulnerable to unpredictable weather, as well as often-destructive monsoon rains
Rights groups slam 11-year sentence for Saudi activist
Manahel al-Otaibi, who frequently promoted female empowerment on social media, was arrested under anti-terror laws
