NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Cypriot Orthodox Church’s top decision-making body on Nov. 25 backed the Archbishop’s move to effectively recognize the new Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s independence, overturning an earlier position of neutrality on the thorny issue. Of the Holy Synod’s 17 bishops, 10 voted not to contest last month’s decisionContinue Reading
Aizawl: To prevent the spread of coronavirus in Mizoram, the state government has decided to appeal to churches not to celebrate Christmas and New Year attracting huge gathering, an official said. A meeting of officials and leaders of churches and civil society organisations on November 24 chaired by state HealthContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: A Salesian bishop in northeastern India has expressed concern over the recent increase in violence against women in the region. “Even though women in the North East India have traditionally enjoyed safer living condition, the recent trend against women in the region is worrying,” Bishop GeorgeContinue Reading
Karachi: Pakistan’s Christian transgender people, often mocked, abused and bullied, say they have found peace and solace in a church of their own. Shunned by other churches, they can raise their voices high here. During a recent service, transgender women, flowing scarves loose over their long hair, conducted Bible readingsContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Archdiocese of Delhi is being awarded for the “One and Only Star-Shaped Church” in the World by the Best of India Records. The award was received by Archbishop Anil JT Couto of Delhi at the Archbishop House, on November 25. The Morning Star Church opened to theContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: Medha Patkar is a woman of indomitable spirit! She is a person who has sacrificed a career in order to spend her life, accompanying the Adivasis and other vulnerable and excluded groups, particularly those who have been displaced by mega-projects. On November 23, addressing a webinarContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has authorized the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate eight decrees, including a decree on the martyrdom of 127 Spaniards. Bishop Marcello Semeraro, the Prefect of the Congregation, on November 23 presented the causes to the Pope, who approved them. Among them isContinue Reading
Madina: A 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan in hiding from the man trying to hunt her down is to release a video statement describing how she and her family are “constantly receiving death threats”. Maira Shahbaz will describe how Mohamad Nakash Tariq “tortured” her by gang-raping and blackmailing her asContinue Reading
Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita should have been working on their research projects, perhaps getting a few steps closer to writing their doctoral dissertations by now. Instead they have written letters showcasing the strength it needs to survive in jail, from jail. Where they have been lodged for speaking atContinue Reading
The Archbishop of Canterbury will take a three-month sabbatical next year for “reflection, prayer, and spiritual renewal,” Lambeth Palace has confirmed. The announcement was made at the Canterbury Diocesan Synod on Nov.21 – and Justin Welby is expected to be away from May to July 2021, studying in either CambridgeContinue Reading
