Indian nun, mother arrested for 'offending' religion
The newly professed nun was arrested after she conducted a thanks-giving Mass inside her home
In a land area of 3,498 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the civil jurisdiction of the province of Northern Samar. Northern Samar is one of the three provinces comprising Samar Island. It was created on June 19, 1965, through the issuance of Republic Act 4221, "Providing for the...
The archdiocese of Changanacherry is the largest Catholic diocese in Kerala state. It is one of the first two vicariates and the second metropolitan archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar hierarchy which can be considered as a prelude to the restoration of the identity of the Church in 1992 as a Sui...
Vietnam’s Marian Church with a feminist charm
Domaine de Marie Church on the Mai Ahh hilltop at Da Lat is famed for its feminist charm and known as Pink Church and Cherry Church, because of its walls made of pink limestones and a surrounding with tall, pink grasses that grow in the area. The church in the Central Highlands of Vietnam is a complex of buildings comprising the Marian Church, two convents of Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, and a school and an orphanage forchildren run by the nuns.
Malaysian Church’s unforgettable French missionary legacy
The Church of the Visitation in Seremban relishes the treasured legacy of pioneering French missionaries who introduced Catholicism in Kuala Lumpur and surrounding region in the 19th century. The first and oldest Church in Kuala Lumpur became a springboard of evangelization following the arrival of French missionary priest Father Pierre Favre from Paris Foreign Mission Society (MEP). Before settling down in Seremban he carried out missionary activities in the area from hismission station in Malacca.
St. Joseph Cathedral of Kuching bears legacy of independence heroes
The Cathedral of Saint Joseph is the mother church of Kuching Archdiocese in the sole Christian-majoritystate in predominantly Muslim Malaysia. The church was first built in 1891 as a wooden structure in Neo-Gothic style during the British colonial rule in Northern Borneo, which covered today’s Sarawak and Sabah states of Malaysia. The cathedral’s large, slopy rooftop resembles a typical family home, just like the Blessed Sacrament Church of Singapore.
Pakistani Church preserves the relic of miraculous Portuguese saint
Asian Catholics who cannot visit Padua in Italy to honor the miraculous Portuguese Saint Anthony can visit St. Anthony’s Church in Karachi to pay tribute to him. The church has preserved a relic of the Wonder Worker since it was established in 1937.
Mayon volcano erupts in Philippines
The most active volcano, known as the world’s perfect cone, spewed ash and rocks on June 8, forcing thousands to flee
Custody of Sri Lankan Buddhist monk extended
Rajangane Saddharathana Thera's online videos have caused unrest between races and religions, investigators said in court
The bright side of global warming in Japan
It has presented an opportunity for innovation and clever adaptation to the new environment
Indian govt asked to criminalize raping dead body
An accused charged with raping dead body of a 21-year-old girl went scotfree for want of law against necrophilia in India
Indonesia to relax building rules for worship places
Obtaining permission to build a church is difficult in the most populous Muslim-majority country
Indian pastors, woman denied bail, continue in jail
They will remain in custody till June 17 under the sweeping Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act
Pope spends good night in hospital after surgery
All papal audiences have been cancelled until June 18
