By Participant Hong Kong — This year Pentecost Sunday has fallen on June 4th. For Hong Kong Catholics and Christians this coincidence is full of meaning. June 4th is the day when more than a 100,000 Hong Kong people every year make memory of the young victims of the TianContinue Reading
Manila: At least 37 persons were killed at a casino here in an attack which was claimed by the Islamic State even though the police continued to deny that the incident was terror-linked. A lone gunman entered the Resorts World Manila in the early hours of Friday morning, firing shotsContinue Reading
China, India, the European Union and others are already showing strong leadershipContinue Reading
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the Red Cross has told the BBC. The six survivors, all women, walked to a remote village and are being looked after in Dirkou, Niger, Red Cross official Lawal TaherContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: Flying on Sunday and need a place for Mass? A recent study revealed that 40 percent of major US airports have chapels offering Sunday Mass times for travelers and airport employees. Taking data from the 30 busiest airports in the U.S., the Pew Research Center identified airports offeringContinue Reading
Marawi: Filipino authorities have reached out to parties who may be able to talk with Muslim militants in a bid to secure the freedom of hostages in the southern city of Marawi where a week of fighting has killed 129 people, officials said on Wednesday. Troops have cleared almost 90Continue Reading
C.M. Paul Medchinagar: On the occasion of 30th anniversary of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) two international FM radio stations joined hands to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption among its listeners. Radio Seemana 106.9 FM situated in the plains of Nepal at MedchinagarContinue Reading
Dublin, Ireland: Ireland’s Sisters of Charity will end their management of three Dublin hospitals, the sisters have announced, saying they will hand over control to a group that will not follow Catholic medical ethics. “Although the Sisters of Charity no longer have any direct involvement in the provision of healthcare servicesContinue Reading
Marawi: A week after Islamist militants kidnapped some 240 Catholics in the Philippines, a video has surfaced online showing one of the hostages, Fr. Chito Suganob, calling for the government to halt their military offensive in the city. Shown wearing a black polo and jeans, Fr. Suganob at the beginningContinue Reading
Five hundred years after revolutionary printing presses spread news of Martin Luther’s radical call for church reform across Europe, technology is again challenging religious tradition in the small German town of Wittenberg. A robot priest that delivers blessings in five languages and beams light from its hands has been unveiledContinue Reading
