Malaysian top cop hails annual Church prayer service
The Sarawak Contingent Christian Religious Service was organized on the sidelines of the 217th Police Day
In a land area of approximately 8,169 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the four city districts of Weibin, Hongqi, Muye and Fengquan, the two prefecture cities of Huixian and Weihui, as well as the six counties of Xinxiang, Huojia, Yuanyang, Yanjin, Fengqiu and...
In a land area of 3,975.5 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the province of Abra, a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued, and it borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao on the north, Ilocos Sur and Mountain Province...
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Marian Basilica lives the memory of India’s sole Roman Catholic ruler
Basilica of Our Lady of Graces in Sardhana is a historic church that lives the memory of love and benevolence of the sole female Roman Catholic ruler in India. Our Lady of Graces Church of Sardhana stands at Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh of northern India. Consecrated in 1822, this 200-feet long church with a high central dome over the main altar, is one of the largest churches in northern India.
Pakistani cathedral pays homage to Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier
Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral in Hyderabad is a British-colonial-era religious landmark in Pakistan’s eighth-largest city that beholds the centuries-old heritage of Christianity in the country. It is the mother church of the Hyderabad Diocese.
Japanese cathedral lives the memory of botanist French missionary
The history of Kita Ichijo Cathedral Church, the mother church of Sapporo Diocese, is inseparably related to French missionary priest Father Urbain Faurie who helped flourish both the plants and local Catholics in the largest city of Japan’s Hokkaido Island. Father Faurie, born in a family of farmers of southern France became botanist before joining Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP).
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.
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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India’s Modi raises poll heat with sectarian hyperbole
The prime minister alleges opposition Congress will take away the wealth of Hindus and distribute it among Muslims
Politician meeting Church leaders triggers row in poll-bound state
Delhi Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena called on Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and others in southern Kerala state
Church slams World Bank for funding coal projects in Philippines
International Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of World Bank, is reported to be financing 10 projects in the archipelago
Fear of sectarian violence after Bangladesh lynching
Border guards deployed to keep peace as sectarian tensions rise after death of Muslim brothers at the hands of a Hindu mob
Filipinos pay tributes to human rights champion
Human rights lawyer Rene Saguisag rose to prominence for helping victims of martial law
Pakistan diocese chips in to help Christians facing eviction
Faisalabad diocese is looking to aid 75 families who face being thrown out of homes they have lived in for over 60 years
Rights advocate: Dictatorship profanes Nicaraguan churches
The Sandinista regime is targeting priests through arrests, disrupting Eucharist celebrations, and spying
