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
Rome, Oct. 22, 2019: Christians and Hindus must resist pessimism and instead draw from and add to the “a hidden sea of goodness” that convinces many men and women around the world that peace and brotherhood are possible, said a Vatican message for the Hindu feast of Diwali. The commitmentContinue Reading
Tokyo, Oct. 22, 2019: A meeting between Pope Francis and former prisoner Iwao Hakamada during the pontiff’s trip to Japan “would send a clear signal to Japanese society. The death penalty is wrong and the Pope is against it,” say some Catholic and civil society activists.The pontiff will be inContinue Reading
Vatican City, October 22, 2019: Pope Francis has urged the International Christian Maritime Association to “help the people of the sea to know Jesus Christ and to live according to His teachings.” International Christian Maritime Association is an ecumenical association of Christian non-profit organizations that has been working with seafarersContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Vatican City, Oct. 20, 2019: Cardinal Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay,participating in the Amazon Synod, currently taking place in the Vatican, says he is moved by the passion of the bishops of the Amazonia region for their poor and suffering people. Cardinal Gracias made the remark inContinue Reading
A Catholic bishop of Pakistan has expressed concern over the confrontation between Pakistan and India over the disputed region of Kashmir and wishes the leaders of both the nuclear-armed nations take on the path of dialogue to save humanity. Dialogue and peace “Atomic weapons will never be needed or usedContinue Reading
Nairoby, Oct.18, 2019: A Catholic priest who disappeared from his family home was found dead in a shallow grave in southeastern Kenya a week after he was reported missing. Police investigators and pathologists Oct. 16 exhumed the body of Father Michael Maingi Kyengo, 43. They said his body had beenContinue Reading
