Yangon: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar’s Archdiocese of Yangon has called for united fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease in the already devastated Southeast Asian country. “Please, please stop all the conflicts,” appealed the cardinal in a message as the country marked Martyrs’ Day, a national holidayContinue Reading
Norwich, Conn: The Diocese of Norwich filed for bankruptcy Thursday amid several dozen sexual abuse lawsuits filed related to a former school administered by the diocese. Bishop Michael Cote, in a July 15 video message, said that the bankruptcy will “centralize all litigation and oversee a settlement that ensures thatContinue Reading
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kidnappers have freed a Catholic nun seized on her way to a market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a Catholic charity reported on July 16. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) said on July 16 that the nun, identified onlyContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia will host another downsized Haj from Saturday (Jul 17), with only residents fully vaccinated against the coronavirus permitted and overseas Muslim pilgrims barred for a second year. The kingdom seeks to repeat last year’s success that saw no virus outbreak during the five-day Muslim ritual. It is allowingContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: Asia Bibi, a Christian woman once sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan but eventually freed, now wants to be a voice for Christians around the world. Bibi, who addressed the International Religious Freedom Summit on July 14 via a video message from Canada, expressed her gratitudeContinue Reading
By Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll among Roman Catholic priests and nuns around the world, killing hundreds of them in a handful of the hardest-hit countries alone. The dead include an Italian parish priest who brought the cinema to his small townContinue Reading
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Catholic church has demanded action against former president Maithripala Sirisena and ex-prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for their failures to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 270 people, including 11 Indians. Nine suicide bombers, belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linkedContinue Reading
By Mark Saludes, LiCAS.news Manila: Pro-environment and faith-based groups have challenged corporate giant San Miguel Corporation (SMC) to abandon all its coal projects to live up to its commitment to support sustainable energy. On July 11, SMC announced that it is “adding more renewables into its power portfolio” with theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis will stay longer in hospital to recover from a surgery on his colon, the Vatican said on July 12. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on July 12 that the pope would remain at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for “a few more days” before being discharged, “to optimizeContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis is recovering from his colon surgery in the same hospital room where John Paul II was treated throughout his pontificate. The Vatican said July 6, two days after the operation, that the pope had “rested well overnight” and his routine follow-up examinations were good. “This morningContinue Reading
