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
Vatican City, May 8, 2019: Pope Francis has paid tribute to Jean Vanier, whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in Canada and multiple other countries over the past half-century. The Christian philosopher, writer, humanist and an ardent advocate for the most marginalized by society died onContinue Reading
Islamabad, May 8, 2019: Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman freed from death row last year has arrived in Canada, reports CNN quoting her lawyer, Saif Ul Malook. Bibi, a mother of five from Punjab province, was taken out of the country after repeated death threats from religious extremists inContinue Reading
