Hong Kong, Nov 15, 2019: Pro-democracy protesters have stepped up a “blossom everywhere” campaign of roadblocks and vandalism across Hong Kong that has crippled the international financial hub and ignited the worst violence in five months of unrest. The new phase in the crisis, which has forced schools and shoppingContinue Reading
Wellington, Nov 14, 2019: Lawmakers in New Zealand on November 14 voted in favor of making euthanasia legal, paving the way for the issue to be put to voters in a referendum next year. The law, enabling terminally ill people to request a medically assisted death was passed 69 toContinue Reading
Syria, Nov 12 2019: Two Armenian Catholic priests have been shot to death on Nov 11 at the entrance of a church in eastern Syria. According to International Christian Concern (ICC), the Armenian Church leaders were traveling in car to Deir ez-Zor to inspect an Armenian Catholic Church which hasContinue Reading
Dhaka, Nov. 11, 2019: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Nov. 11 said the over 10 lakh Rohingya refugees who ran away from Myanmar to her country in the wake of “persecution” are a “threat to the security” of the entire region as she urged the global community to resolveContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov. 11, 2019: An economic system lacking any ethics leads to a “throwaway” culture of consumption and waste, Pope Francis said. “An economic system that is fair, trustworthy and capable of addressing the most profound challenges facing humanity and our planet is urgently needed,” he said in aContinue Reading
Bangkok, Nov. 7, 2019: When Pope Francis celebrates Mass in a Bangkok sports stadium Nov. 21, tens of thousands of Catholics from across Thailand will congregate to celebrate with him. But several devout Pakistani Christians will probably stay away, despite desperately wanting to be there. By venturing outdoors to attendContinue Reading
Manila, November 7, 2019: The Philippines, Asia’s largest Catholic country, is hosting an international conference of young Catholics in Iloilo City to explore ways of the new evangelization. Hundreds of young missionaries from different countries are attending the 2nd International YOUCAT Congress at the Iloilo Convention Center, Nov. 7-10. ArchbishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jakarta, Nov 7, 2019: Evangelical church leaders around the globe have gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, to revitalize Church ministry in the 21st century. As many as 850 delegates from over 92 countries are attending November 7-13 General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) 2019.Continue Reading
Ranchi, Nov. 6, 2019: A mob in Jharkhand, eastern India, lynched two laborers accusing them of stealing batteries. One of them succumbed to injuries and the other was admitted to hospital in a serious condition. While Mubarak Ansari succumbed to injuries, his companion Akhter Ansari has been admitted to aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, November 5, 2019: Twenty-nine Indians among more than 200 delegates from around the world attending a global Jesuit conference in Rome. The November 4-8 conference at the headquarters of the Society of Jesus marks the 50th anniversary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES).Continue Reading