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India’s miraculous Marian shrine shelters Asia’s largest church
Asian Catholics who cannot visit famous Our Lady of Lourdes shrine in France can revere miraculous Mother Mary at Velankanni shrine in India. The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health is popularly known as “the Lourdes of the East” and holds the largest Catholic Church in Asia.
Nagasaki basilica immortalizes 26 martyrs of Japan
The minor basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan in Nagasaki beholds the sacrifices of Catholic martyrs of the late 16th century who sacrificed their lives for faith. The church stands on a hill where 26 Catholics – Japanese, European, and Indian – were crucified like Jesus for refusing to renounce their faith in 1597. The martyrdom came to global spotlight on June 8, 1862, when Pope Pius XI declared the martyrs as saints. The next year, two French MEP missionaries – Father Furet and Father Petitjean – started construction of the church to honor the martyrs.
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.
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.
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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S. Korean charity to support poor kids in Laos, Mongolia
Many children in Laos and Mongolia do not complete education due to poverty, says reports
Thailand censured for deporting Myanmar refugees
Around 45,000 additional refugees fled to Thailand from Myanmar after the February 2021 coup
Myanmar junta takes over Cathedral, forcing bishop, others to flee
A bishop, priests and religious fled Christ the King cathedral in Loikaw as military junta took over the complex in conflict-torn Myanmar
India’s most populous state tops in persecuting Christians
Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested close to 400 Christians since enforcing an anti-conversion law three years ago
China tells Tibetan job aspirants to denounce Dalai Lama
Chinese Communist Party labels the spiritual leader as a separatist who supports terrorism and seeks to split Tibet from China
Dogmatic Developments in Interreligious Dialogue
Postmodern relativism or dialogue of salvation?
Church fights a battle for young girls in Uganda
A recent UNICEF report reveals that East Africa has one of the highest rates of child marriage globally
