China has launched a five year plan for the “development” of the Catholic Church, aimed at altering religious principles and practices to coincide with Chinese communist ideals. This plan was approved by the Patriotic Association of Chinese Catholics and the Council of Chinese Bishops, neither of whom is recognised byContinue Reading
Guatemala City: At least 25 people were killed and nearly 300 wounded on June 3 in volcano eruption in Guatemala, a central American nation. Officials said Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) sent columns of ash 4 km into the sky. The deceased included at least three children. NationalContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis begins his second set of meetings with victims of Fr. Fernando Karadima, a Chilean priest who committed sexual abuse, as well as abuse of power and conscience, at the Vatican on Saturday afternoon. On June 2, according to the Holy See press office, Pope Francis said MassContinue Reading
More than one billion children live in countries hit by poverty and 240 million in countries affected by conflict and fragility.Continue Reading
The Sacred Heart Minor Seminary in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital in Nigeria, has been shut for one week following an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Two Catholic priests were said to have been beaten up, while another was shot in the leg. The herdsmen were said to be unhappyContinue Reading
Rome: It is a well known fact that Pope Francis is an avid soccer fan, and that when it comes to social concerns, the fight against human trafficking is one of the priorities of his pontificate. Hence it’s no surprise that, with his green light, a papal foundation is gettingContinue Reading
Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday began his Indonesia visit by paying homage to the martyrs of that country’s independence struggle at the Kalibata National Heroes’ Cemetery in Jakarta. Mr. Modi laid a wreath at the military cemetery that was built in 1953 and opened in November 1954 whenContinue Reading
Anger and unrest in Nicaragua began in mid-April after the government announced cuts to the nation’s social security system.Continue Reading
Karachi: Two more Christian sewerage workers have died in Pakistan while opening a clogged sewerage line without protective gear. The incident occurred on May 23 at Bahawalnagar in Punjab district. In January, a Christian man died in Karachi when he was cleaning a gutter. Data collected by World Watch MonitorContinue Reading
Dhaka: The number of people killed in the last two weeks during anti-drug operations in Bangladesh climbed to over 103 on Tuesday, after another 10 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, police said. The number of people arrested rose to 9,000. The 10 deaths occurred in seven districtsContinue Reading