Moscow: A trial for the blogger who is accused of inciting religious hatred for playing “Pokemon Go” in a church has begun in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. Ruslan Sokolovsky has been in pre-trial detention since October when a court reversed his house arrest. Investigators have charged the 22-year-old videoContinue Reading
Bangkok: The Thai government is planning to cancel bail for all male asylum seekers in Bangkok.The move would require them to return to detention centres straight away. This would include many of the estimated 11,500 Pakistani Christians who complained in 2016 that UNHCR officials in Thailand were not taking theirContinue Reading
Iraqi archaeologists think that tunnels dug by Islamic State militants under a destroyed shrine in Mosul have revealed the palace of an ancient Assyrian king who ruled some 2,700 years ago. ISIS fighters blew up the shrine of the biblical Jonah’s tomb in 2014 after taking control of the city.Continue Reading
Vatican City: On Sunday Pope Francis said Lent is a time to really contemplate the sacrifice Jesus made for each of us on the Cross, which is more than just a devotional symbol, but an exhortation to imitate the love of Christ. “The Christian Cross is not a furnishing forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The shooting of an Indian fisherman by the Sri Lankan navy has dampened the annual feast of an island church. St. Anthony’s Church in Katchatheevu celebrated its feast on March 11 and 12 for the seventh year. Catholics from India and Sri Lanka traditionallyContinue Reading
Bangladesh has witnessed several attacks on religious minority members in the past two yearsContinue Reading
Addis Ababa: The Church in Ethiopia is mourning the deaths of four religious sisters who died in a car accident that critically injured three other sisters. The accident involved members of the Congregation of the Daughters of St. Anne. Eight sisters were driving to the city of Hawassa for aContinue Reading
Josephine McKenna The mother of American journalist James Foley, who was executed by the Islamic State group in Syria, has traveled to Rome to thank Pope Francis for the sympathy and support he gave her family after her son’s death. Diane Foley, who heads a foundation established in her son’sContinue Reading
The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual head of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, received a US Congressional resolution during his birthday celebrations on Sunday “for empowering women in the Himalayas and supporting green initiatives,” Yahoo News reports. The resolution recognizes Gyalwang Drukpa as a “world-renowned humanitarian, environmentalist and championContinue Reading
The Vatican’s Clericus Cup soccer tournament returns this weekend for its 11th season. As of Saturday, 372 footballing priests and seminarians from 66 countries will take part in the competition on St. Peter’s oratory ground, a competition which has grown significantly since it was first launched in 2007,Continue Reading
