By Gerald Imray Cape Town: In countries with historic ties to Britain, allegations by Prince Harry and Meghan that an unnamed member of the royal family had “concerns” over how dark their unborn baby’s skin might be have raised a thorny question: Do those nations really want to be soContinue Reading
Myitkyina: A Catholic nun in Myanmar has braved the military a second time in ten days to save people of the strife-torn South Asian nation. The image of Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng in a simple white habit, her hands spread, pleading with the forces as they prepared to crackContinue Reading
Onboard Papal plane: Speaking to journalists on the flight to Rome, Pope Francis retraces the stages of his historic visit to Iraq: the meeting with “the wise and man of God” Al Sistani, his feelings before the destroyed churches in Mosul, his emotion at the words of the Christian motherContinue Reading
Mosul: Pope Francis has urged Iraq’s Christians to forgive the injustices against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community’s historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State group’s horrific reign. “Fraternity is moreContinue Reading
Colombo: Catholics in Sri Lanka on March 7 attended Mass dressed in black, with prayers and protests calling for justice for those killed in co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks on Easter Sunday two years ago. Church bells tolled and prayers were chanted at 8:45am, the time when bombs were detonated almostContinue Reading
Mosul: Pope Francis visited the ruins of Mosul and a Christian community damaged by the Islamic State d on March 7, the third day of his historic visit to Iraq. The day earlier, the pontiff visited the birthplace of Abraham, met with a prominent Shia cleric and gave a sermonContinue Reading
Baghdad: Pope Francis on March 5 arrived in Iraq to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns to make his first-ever papal visit. The pope, who wore aContinue Reading
Bangkok: YouTube has removed five channels run by Myanmar’s military for violating its community guidelines and terms of service. The company said March 5 that it terminated channels of broadcasters Myawaddy Media, MRTV, WD Online Broadcasting, MWD Variety and MWD Myanmar. The decision follows a Feb. 1 military coup thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Geneva: The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) have condemned the deteriorating law and order situation and violence in Myanmar. A March 4 joint statement from WCC general secretary Reverend Ioan Sauca and his CCA counterpart Mathews George Chunakara, expressedContinue Reading
By Marielle Lucenio, LiCAS.news Myitkyina: The courage of a Catholic nun in Myanmar caught the attention of people around the world when a photo of her kneeling before armed policemen became viral on social media. “Please don’t shoot, please don’t. They are innocent civilians,” cried Sister Rose Lasang Nu TawngContinue Reading
