Myanmar’s junta re-arrests Baptist pastor
It remains unclear why Dr. Hkalam Samson was detained just hours after being freed on April 17
Pope Pius XI established apostolic prefecture Yongnian on May 24, 1929. It was raised as an apostolic vicariate on March 6, 1933 and later to a diocese on April 11, 1946.
It covers regions such as Yongnian, Jize, Zhuzhou, Weixian, Chengan, Cixian, Handan, Qinghe, Guangping and Feixiang. The...
Cheongju diocese covers a land area of 5,767 square kilometers, the whole Chungcheongbuk-do province, except Jecheon city and Danyang-gun county, which belong to Wonju diocese.
Cheongju diocese was originally an apostolic vicariate carved out from Seoul archdiocese on June 23, 1958. Before that,...
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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.
Indian basilica soaked in the blood of St. Thomas, the Apostle
Saint Thomas Cathedral Basilica at Mylapore is a monumental declaration on ancient root of Christianity in India. The church was built over the tomb of St. Thomas, the Apostle who is believed to have preached Christianity in India. The cathedral preserves 2000-year-old bones of the saint and the lance that pierced him to death. Popularly known as Santhome Church, the cathedral at Chennai (formerly Madras) in Tamil Nadu state was constructed during the Portuguese era in the 16th century. “San Thome” assumes its name from St. Thomas.
Sri Lanka’s St. Anthony cathedral promotes religious harmony, cultural diversity
St. Anthony Cathedral at Wahakotte in Kandy is a melting of cultures and religions in Sri Lanka. Wonder worker St. Anthony of Padua is a highly respected saint among Sri Lankans of all ethnicities and faiths. Thousands visit this pilgrimage site all the year round. On the feast of St. Anthony on June 13, this national Catholic shrine draws tens of thousands of faithful from all over the country.
Vietnam’s Phat Diem Cathedral resembles a Buddhist pagoda
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Phat Diem is a testimony of faith and evangelization of a French missionary priest who combined Vietnamese and Gothic styles to establish a church that looks like a Buddhist pagoda. Father Peter Tran Luc was born in a Buddhist family but became a Catholic in Phat Diem Diocese, a Catholic stronghold in northern Vietnam.
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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Taliban cracks down on TV channels for 'violating Islamic values'
Many journalists fled Afghanistan, fearing repercussions after the collapse of the foreign-backed government in August 2021
Dubai airport, roads still deluged after heaviest rains
Although schools and public sector offices have been closed until next week, traffic returned to the roads
Cardinal: Vocation is call to happiness
God wants each person to be happy and to live life to its fullest, the prefect of the Dicastery for Clergy told a newspaper
Report shows increase in abortion, decrease in health services
Planned Parenthood performed 392,715 abortions in 2021-22, an increase of about 18,000 from the previous report
Myanmar junta’s mind games call for global action
This is a regime, after all, that just a week ago shot a Catholic priest while he was celebrating Mass
'Nostalgia' will not save monasteries from closing: pope
Pope Francis met the superiors and other delegates from Discalced Carmelite monasteries who were meeting in Rome
Unemployment, rights are key concerns among India’s young voters
In an often communally charged election campaign topics such as farmers’ rights, transgender rights, employment skill development are all concerns among the young voters in India
