By Matters India Reporter Yangon, March 4, 2019: The president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has called upon fellow prelates in the region to support Pope Francis’ call to protect children. “After painful hearing of the victims of the terrible crimes of sexual abuse against minors committedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Jan. 4, 2019: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Asia, on January 2 mourned the death of Jesuit Father Samuel Rayan, hailing him as the “giant” of the Asian liberation theology. “It is with deep sense of sorrow and humility thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Dec. 24, 2018: A month after his election as president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon released a five-point Christmas message. The cardinal, who elected the head of the Catholic Church in Asia on November 20, willContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, November 22, 2018: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, outgoing president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), says his successor Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar is the right person to lead the Church in the region. Cardinal Bo “will take forward FABC with creativeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Father Cajetan Menezes, who is director of the Bombay archdiocese’s Snehalaya Family Service Center, has been appointed as the interim executive secretary, Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Office of Laity and Family, and Women’s Desk. He succeeds Wendy M Louis who held the officeContinue Reading
Bishop Sebastian Francis’ family came from Thrissur in KeralaContinue Reading
Bangladesh has such a desk, Sri Lanka is planning oneContinue 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
Santosh Digal Negombo: Bishops of Indonesia say that they will always support families in trouble. “We will never turn our backs on the families that are really in misery and need mercy from the Church,” said Indonesian Bishops’ Conference (KWI) Secretary General Bishop Antonius Subianto Bunjamin. However, the Church facesContinue Reading
By T S Thomas and Jose Kavi Negombo, Sri Lanka: Strong religious traditions and faith are the bedrock of the Syro-Malabar Church, one of the Oriental Catholic communities in Asia “Traditional Syro-Malabar families have some unique characteristics, such as solid faith in the sacred and strong marital bond, special socialContinue Reading
