John McCarthy, Q.C. Modern slavery now entraps an estimated 40 million people around the world, 10 million of them children. Never before have so many been exploited through forced labor, child labor or human trafficking. In the United States, at least 400,000 people are enslaved, according to the latest figuresContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kathmandu, 28 October 2019 — A group 13 young people from various parts of Nepal are undergoing communications workshop christened CommLab, an annual feature of World Catholic Communications body called Signis, in Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu. Last year, a similar programme was held at Don Bosco CommunicationsContinue Reading
Manila, October 27, 2019: The tallest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world is about to be ready in the Philippines. Almost 100 meters (315 feet) high, the statue is expected to be ready in 2021, in time for the 500th anniversary of Christianity’s arrival in the Philippines TheContinue Reading
LEICESTER, United Kingdom, Oct. 25, 2019: Although often happening under the radar of the world media, a new report says persecution against Christians is getting worse in many parts of Asia, calling it a “regional hot spot.” The 2019 Persecuted and Forgotten? report from Aid to the Church in NeedContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Birmingham, Oct. 25, 2019: In a bold new attempt, well known Mother Teresa scholar in the English speaking world is coming out with his 4th ‘controversial’ book on the Nobel laureate entitled ‘Mother Teresa: The Saint and Her Nation’ (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020). His earlier works include MotherContinue Reading
Rome, Italy, Oct 24, 2019: As the pastor of a parish in which many families lost a mother, father, or child in a bombing on Easter Sunday, Fr. Jude Raj Fernando has seen how healing from loss can be a long, difficult journey of faith. Fr. Fernando is the rectorContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Yangon, October 24, 2019: Pope’s next apostolic journey will be to two Asian countries: the Kingdom of Thailand, November 20-23, and then Japan from November 23-26 The motto of the first stage of the journey to Thailand is “Disciples of Christ, Missionary Disciples”, and is aContinue Reading
Washington, Oct 23, 2019: The US has voiced “deep concern” about reports of human rights abuses and discrimination faced by Pakistanis because of their faith, which in many cases are perpetrated by non-state actors. Alice G. Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asia, in herContinue Reading
Washington, Oct 22, 2019: Incidents of violence and discrimination against minorities, including attacks on Dalits and Muslims by cow vigilantes, are not in keeping with India”s legal protections for minorities, a top US diplomat told a Congressional subcommittee on Oct. 22. “Incidents of violence and discrimination against minorities in India,Continue Reading
Manila, Oct. 22, 2019: Indian President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled the first bust in the Philippines of Indian peace icon and Father of the Indian Nation Mahatma Gandhi on Oct. 20. Kovind was at the Miriam College in Quezon City for the event. The bronze bust commemorates the 150th birthContinue Reading
