Abuja, Jan 22, 2020: A senior church leader in Nigeria, who was abducted in early January, has reportedly now been killed. Reverend Lawan Andimi, a state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was taken during a raid in Michika, a town in Nigeria’s Adamawa state. A video wasContinue Reading
The Catholic Church in South Korea has steadily grown over the past two decades according to a study by the Catholic Pastoral Institute of Korea (CPIK) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK). 11.1% of South Korea’s population The number of Catholics has increased by 48.6 per cent, fromContinue Reading
Milan, Jan 20, 2020: An Italian artist has created a campaign featuring doctored images showing battered faces of high-profile women to highlight the issue of violence against women. The “Just Because I am a Woman” campaign created by AleXsandro Palombo, which is currently on display in Milan, features altered portraitsContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jan 19, 2020: A visit from Pope Francis to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor may happen in September, according to an Indonesian Muslim leader who met with the pontiff mid January. Sheikh Yahya Cholil Staquf leads the 50 million member Nahdlatul Ulama movement, which calls forContinue Reading
Santiago, Jan 17, 2020: During the Jan. 11 installation Mass of Celestino Aós as the new archbishop of Santiago, Chile, a small number of protesters opened backpacks near the front of the church and dumped tear gas canisters on the floor. An Instagram post by portadasoñada, which describes itself asContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jan 16, 2020: Pope Francis has announced that he is appointing a woman for the first time to a managerial role in the Secretariat of State, one of the most important departments in the Vatican. Francesca Di Giovanni, who has worked at the Secretariat for 27 years, willContinue Reading
The Adani conglomerate coming under increasing pressure over its controversial coal mine in Australia said it won’t let protests dissuade it from completing the project. The group, controlled by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, is responding to an uptick in scrutiny over the Carmichael development, including from high-profile teen activist GretaContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 13, 2020: The controversy over the ownership of Asia’s largest Church news agency has been resolved with the intervention of an international body. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the domain name dispute service provider, on January 10 decided to transfer the domains —Continue Reading
Brasilia, Jan. 12, 2020: The Supreme Court in Brazil has overturned a temporary broadcasting ban on controversial Netflix comedy The First Temptation of Christ. Launched on the streaming service in December and created by Brazilian comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos, it depicts Jesus as a gay man. It prompted aContinue Reading
Vatican, Jan 10, 2020: Brother Peter Tabichi, a Kenyan science teacher who won the 2019 world’s best teacher prize, has spoken of his awe for Pope Francis’ humility after the two met in the Vatican. Brother Peter, a member of the Franciscan religious order, was praised for his achievements inContinue Reading