Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs on April 4 while thousands of others were back on the streets, denouncing the February 1 coup and facing off with the security forces who shot and killed two men. In the latest in a series ofContinue Reading
Denver: Despite difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic, parishes are welcoming groups of catechumens and candidates into the Catholic Church this Easter who have had to learn about the faith largely through virtual meetings. One such parish is St. Ignatius Parish in San Francisco, which is welcoming a group of catechumensContinue Reading
New York: A parolee convicted of killing his mother nearly two decades ago has been arrested on hate crime charges over an attack on an Asian American woman in New York City, police said. New York Police Department said Brandon Elliot, 38, is the man seen on surveillance video (picturedContinue Reading
New York: A US-based survey has revealed that stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and PublicContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis urged priests to be humble like Jesus as he began three busy days leading to Easter – all scaled down because of the coronavirus pandemic – with a Holy Thursday Mass. Holy Thursday (April 1) is the day Christians commemorate the day Jesus instituted the priesthood.Continue Reading
Yangon: Reflecting on the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, in his Easter message, reflects on his people’s road to Calvary over past two months. “The greatest feast of Christianity comes during the saddest days in Myanmar history. For the last two months ourContinue Reading
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s catholic minorities on March 29 reiterated their demand for justice in the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 258 people, including 11 Indians. Nine suicide bombers, belonging to the National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) which is linked to the Islamic State, carried out a series of blastsContinue Reading
Cairo: Shipping traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal resumed March 20 after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy waterway for almost a week was refloated, the canal authority said. The 400-meter long Ever Given became jammed diagonally across a southern section of the canal in high windsContinue Reading
Yangon: Dozens of people have reportedly been killed across Myanmar as soldiers and the police suppressed protests against last month’s military coup. Up through to March 26, the Association of Political Prisoners had verified 328 people killed in the post-coup crackdown in Myanmar. The latest deaths were reported as Myanmar’sContinue Reading
Makassar: A suspected suicide bomb attack outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on March 28 left at least 14 people wounded, police say. Police said an explosion erupted as two attackers tried to enter the church on Palm Sunday, the first day of Easter Week. AContinue Reading
