Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 16, 2019: Just one day after six Catholics were murdered by gunmen in Burkina Faso, four more Catholics were shot and killed in the northwest African country. On May 13 unknown gunmen interrupted a religious procession in a village near Kongoussi, a northwest city of theContinue Reading
Colombo, May 15 2019: Catholic officials and parents in Sri Lanka are hopeful that church-run schools will begin to reopen soon. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, leader of Catholics in the country, had called for the school closure after the devastating Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels. All of the islandContinue Reading
Colombo, May 14, 2019: Mob attacks on Muslim communities in Sri Lanka’s northwest have left one person dead and dozens of shops and mosques destroyed, a government minister said Tuesday, as communal violence worsened in the wake of Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people. A Muslim man wasContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 14, 2019: Around 100 Indians were among 600 foreigners Sri Lanka deported in the first week of May. They included 200 Muslim religious preachers from India, Pakistan and Maldives who were suspected to be engaged in radicalization in the Sri Lankan mosques. The preachers allegedly maintained terrorContinue Reading
Rome, May 12, 2019: Girls freed from the clutches of human traffickers worldwide are given shelter by nuns from the Talitha Kum network, which is marking its 10th anniversary with support from Pope Francis. “We have sisters who go into the streets, but also to refugee camps, schools, tea plantations,Continue Reading
Colombo, May 12, 2019: Catholics in the Sri Lankan cities of Colombo and Negombo, where churches were targeted by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday, have held their first Sunday morning masses since the attacks that killed more than 250 people. Police stood guard at every entrance to St Lucia’s cathedralContinue Reading
Vietnam, May 12, 2019: A Friday announcement on the Bui Chu Diocese’s website said the plan to dismantle the church in the northern province of Nam Dinh, set to begin Monday, will be delayed after discussion among priests and those “who truly want the best for the church.” The announcement,Continue Reading
Ghana’s chief imam is a man of few words, but the 100-year-old Muslim cleric certainly knows how to make waves – by attending a Catholic Church service as part of his birthday celebrations. Pictures of Sheikh Osman Sharubutu, sitting attentively in the pews of Accra’s Christ the King Catholic ChurchContinue Reading
Burkina Faso, May 12, 2019: Gunmen killed a priest and 5 churchgoers during mass Sunday, May 12, in an attack on a Catholic church in Dablo, northern Burkina Faso, security sources and local official said. “Towards 9.00 am, during mass, armed individuals burst into the Catholic church,” the mayor ofContinue Reading
Vatican City, May 9, 2019: Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law on Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to the church authorities. The new church law provides whistle-blower protections for anyone making a report and requiresContinue Reading