Vatican ultimatum fails to end India’s liturgy dispute
The dissident group wants Pope Francis to allow them to follow a solution both parties agreed on a few months ago
The diocesan territory stretches over a land area of 32,661 square kilometers and comprises the civil districts of Nalgonda and...
Asansol is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and most populated city of West Bengal and the 49th largest urban agglomeration in India.
Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bardhaman district. According to a 2010 report by the International Institute for...
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Vietnamese cathedral holds the statue of miraculous Virgin Mary
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, popularly known as Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica, is one of the tourist hotspots in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city and former capital of Vietnam. This 19th century cathedral is a historic landmark from French colonial-era, but it gained significant prominence for the four-meter-tall statue of Virgin Mary that miraculously wept in 2005.
Brunei cathedral, a haven for migrant Catholics
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption at the heart of Bruneian capital Bendar Seir Begawan, is the largest and mother church in country that caters to spiritual needs of a largely migrant Catholic population. As in other parts of this tiny but wealthy Islamic monarchy, the Assumption Church is a melting pot as majority of about 21,000 Catholics in Brunei belong to the cathedral parish. About 70 percent migrant Catholics are Filipinos, and the rest are Indians, Indonesians, Malaysians, and others.
Pakistan’s Sacred Heart Church is a witness of the historic evolution
Sacred Heart Church in Keamari is a British colonial-era Catholic Church in Pakistan’s Karachi Archdiocese that boosts 160 years of history marked with the advent, expansion, and persecution of Christians.
Malaysia’s St. Michael Church holds relics of Padre Pio
Asian Catholics who cannot travel to Italy to venerate the relics of Padre Pio now has an alternative: the historic Church of St. Michael in Malaysia, which holds a first-class relic of the Capuchin Saint. The church stands on the Church Road in Ipoh, the capital city of Malaysian state of Perak, about 200 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur. St. Michael Church had a humble beginning with a few Catholics, mostly Chinese settlers and workers living in the Kinta Valley, a hilly, forested region famed for its tin-ore mines.
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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Dragons in Advent
Our Advent meditations and prayers include reflection on the end of the age and the disasters that lead up to it. Today we face the dual disasters of war and climate change. We are not likely to see the end of either. But we can begin the long process of healing the world for the sake of future generations.
‘It’s a good thing there’s birds’: ‘The Swimmers’ by Julie Otsuka
Munro turns the illness into an extraordinary storytelling opportunity, full of half-tones, nuances, and open-ended questions
Tibetans dismayed over police surveillance during festival
China has attempted to suppress Tibetan religious practices and culture to assert more control over Tibet since the 1950s
Filipino Catholics join global call for climate justice
Organizers of street mobilizations across the nation said they aimed to pressure governments and decision-makers at COP28
Probe sought against Filipino pastor accused of trafficking, rape
Apollo Qiuboloy, founder and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is on the FBI's wanted list
LGBTQ groups raise funds for expelled Korean pastor
Methodist pastor was expelled by a Church court on Dec. 8 for blessing gay people during a festival in 2019
Women’s groups decry quota delay in Indian legislatures
Despite a 33 percent reservation becoming law, implementation is linked to the next census, which could be years away
