Decades of muzzling academic freedom in Malaysia
It stifles participation in politics and has outsourced political discourse to celebrity Muslim preachers
The diocese covers 51,289 square kilometers, comprising the Orissa state districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koratpur, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Malkangiri. Berhampur, Rayagada, Bhanjanagar are the biggest towns in the diocese....
The Uijeongbu diocesan territory covers 2,564 square kilometers and includes Uijeongbu, Goyang, Guri, Namyangju, Paju, Dongducheon, Yangju cities and Yeoncheon-gun county in Gyeonggi-do province.
Uijeongbu diocese was carved out of Seoul archdiocese on June 24, 2004. It belongs to the...
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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).
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.
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.
Malaysian Church pays tribute to miraculous Saint Anthony
The Church of St. Anthony of Padua at Teluk Intan in Malaysia is a wonderful tribute to the wonder worker Portuguese saint by French missionaries in Perak state. French missionary Father René-Michel-Marie Fée from Paris Foreign Mission Society (MEP) founded the parish. The priest had great devotion to St. Anthony of Padua.
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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The Face of God, the Face of Humanity
Explore the human face as a window to the soul and encounter with God. Can we see God's face? Journey through religious perspectives on depicting the divine
Cambodian synodal meeting calls for collaboration
The seminar, organized by the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference, discussed communion, participation, and mission
Chinese Christian jailed for distributing Bibles ‘illegally’
The group of Christians were allegedly targeted as their church is not recognized by the state-run body
Hasty funeral for 20 Cambodian troops killed in explosion
The cause remains still unknown and no official explanation has been offered for bereaved families
Like Venice, its people are beautiful, fragile, pope says
Pope Francis briefly visited Venice, meeting with women prisoners, artists, young individuals, and faithful from the Adriatic Sea region
Schools closed as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave
The United Nations weather and climate agency said Asia was warming at a particularly rapid pace
Hamas says no 'major' issues with Israel's latest truce proposal
There is growing international pressure to reach a ceasefire deal and avert an Israeli attack on Rafah
