NEW DELHI: After India said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to Islamabad for the regional SAARC summit in November, three other members – Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan – have also pulled out of the meet, isolating host Pakistan. The SAARC or South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit cannotContinue Reading
Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Thailand have criticised the role of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in dealing with their cases. In March, World Watch Monitor reported that there were about 11,500 Pakistanis seeking asylum in Thailand, a 51 per cent increase from the previous year; allContinue Reading
Pope Francis also spoke about migrants integrating into their new surroundings, which he called “important”Continue Reading
Body of Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen found in Michoacan following the abduction and murder of two priests in VeracruzContinue Reading
The Chinese government has released a set of proposed amendments to its rules regulating religious affairs, as President Xi Jinping attempts to exert even greater control over how religion is practised. The new set of amendments, released to the public on 7 Sep. for a one-month consultation period, includes guidelinesContinue Reading
Mexico: Church officials are pleading for the life of a priest who was kidnapped from his parish residence just one day after two other priests were abducted and killed in another part of Mexico. The Archdiocese of Morelia said priest Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen was abducted on Monday from hisContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican issued new rules Friday for the process to determine if healings qualify as miracles for sainthood, including safeguards against possible financial abuses. The rules deal with how a panel of medical experts scrutinizes potential miracles. Pope Francis has expressed determination to ensure the sainthood process, whichContinue Reading
The canonization of Mother Teresa will be celebrated in music Sunday at the University of San Diego, which is premiering an original composition inspired by her life. “The Poorest of the Poor: Music for Mother Teresa,” is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at USD’s Founders Chapel in Founders Hall. AContinue Reading
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014 projecting the image of a strong leader who could bring an end to terrorism and tame nuclear rival Pakistan. Just over two years later, Modi faces his first big foreign policy test: how to respond to theContinue Reading
The Statute for the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications was published on Thursday, saying its aim was “to respond to the current media reality, characterized by the presence and development of digital media and their increasing social interaction.” It said this evolving situation called for a reorganization of the Apostolic See’sContinue Reading
