By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, July 2, 2020: A Catholic nun has died of Covid-19 in India. Sister Ajaya Mary, a provincial of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died on July 2 in the Holy Family Hospital at Okhla, South Delhi. She was 67. “She wasContinue Reading
Cairo, July 2, 2020: Egypt”s highest court on July 2 upheld a death sentence for a former monk convicted of killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo in 2018. The Court of Cassation also reduced a death sentence against another former monk to life in prison. TheContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 2, 2020: The death of Father Robert Astorino has created a vacuum in me and I feel orphaned. Father Bob, as we called him, was my guru in professional journalism and mentor in life. I saw Maryknoll Father Bob first time at the conferenceContinue Reading
Imphal, July 1, 2020: A consultative meeting of about 14 tribal organizations has resolved to pursue the delimitation issue legally as well as by lobbying with the authorities concerned. According to a statement of All Tribal Rights’ Protection Forum Manipur (ATRPFM), the meeting was organized on June 30 at RNBAContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Tuticorin, July 1, 2020: A Catholic priest was found hanging on July 1 morning in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. Father Xavier Alwin of Tuticorin diocese is the fourth Catholic priest to end life in the past one year in India. “It is sad to inform the unexpectedContinue Reading
July 1, 2020: As many as 45.8 million females are ‘missing’ in Indian demography in 2020, mainly due to pre and post-birth sex selection practices stemming from son preference and gender inequality, a recently released United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report has said. India accounts for almost one-third (32.1 percent)Continue Reading
Bengaluru, July 1, 2020: Eight bodies – believed to be of those killed by the COVID-19 virus – wrapped in plastic are being tossed into a common pit for burial in a disturbing video that emerged June 30 from Karnataka’s Ballari district. Ballari Deputy Commissioner Collector SS Nakul, who pointedContinue Reading
Mumbai, July 1, 2020: With several parishioners unclear about the ambiguous and ever-changing guidelines the BMC issues on Catholic funerals, the office of Archdiocese of Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias clarified that burial is allowed at all cemeteries, and once again asked the people to ensure fewer mourners attend the service.Continue Reading
By Courtney Mares Rome, July 1, 2020: Benedict XVI’s older brother Monsignor Georg Ratzinger died July 1, just a little more than one week after the pope emeritus’ visit. Monsignor Georg Ratzinger died in Bavaria at the age of 96. The pope emeritus was able to say a last goodbyeContinue Reading
Hong Kong, July 1, 2020: The National People’s Congress Standing Committee, China’s highest legislative body, has passed a new national security law for Hong Kong amid grave human rights concerns raised by activists and residents. Religious communities in the city, as well as the US Commission on International Religious Freedom,Continue Reading
