Kinshasa: An “odious crime committed against a peaceful and defenceless servant of God,” is how the Christians of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu are mourning the murder of Sr. Marie-Claire Kahambu. Sr. Marie-Claire, a Franciscan religious sister, was killed in Bukavu this week on Tuesday as she worked inContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Colombo: The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC) on December 4 ended their eleventh plenary assembly consecrating Catholic families in Asia to the Holy Family of Nazareth. Cardinal Orlando B. Quevedo, Archbishop of Catabato in the Philippines, led the recital of prayer inside St. Lucia’s Cathedral ofContinue Reading
By: T S Thomas Negombo, Sri Lanka: Blasphemy law has brought great misery and suffering to Christians in Pakistan, the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences was told. “In Pakistan, the Christian community is a minority and often discriminated in different fields of life,” observed Bishop Benny Travas of Multan onContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Negombo, Sri Lanka: Papua New Guinea’s first cardinal has thanked bishops of Asia for sending missionaries to the Oceania continent. “I take this opportunity to thank you for sending missionaries to our region. Most of our missionaries at the present are from Asia. They come from countriesContinue Reading
by Santosh Digal Colombo: The Church in Asia needs to help families discover Christ in themselves and others, says Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, one of the two Oriental rites in India. “We all need to find Christ in ourselves and to help others to discover HimContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has applauded the Catholic Church for its work among the poor in the island nation. “I very much appreciate the work accomplished by the Catholic Church on behalf of the poor in Sri Lanka. The Church has also helped promote socialContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has sought suggestions from Catholic bishops of Asia to set up a ministry for family affairs. Such a ministry is necessary to carry forward the government’s plans to foster peace and reconciliation in a nation recovering from decades of civil war. ThisContinue Reading
Deliberating on the Catholic families is “a God given moment” for the bishops to carry forward the mission of mercyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka is hosting the plenary assembly of the Asian bishops’ apex bodyContinue Reading
The November 23-24 consultation was organized by Vichara, a think tank, to re-understand and re-articulate reformation spirituality in the present contexContinue Reading
