By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 1, 2021: The Catholic Church in Asia has mourned the death of an Indian priest who it says had played a significant role in evangelization and transformed the lives of many in the region. Father Jacob Theckanath, a former executive secretary of the OfficeContinue Reading
Manila: The Veritas Asia Institute of Social Communication (VAISCOM) established by the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference (FABC) Office of Social Communication (OSC) for the formation of pastoral personnel in Asia has launched three online courses. Chairman, FABC OSC, Bishop Roberto Mallari, inaugurated a website (www.vaiscom.org) and launched the onlineContinue Reading
Yangon: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, president of the Federation of Asian Bishop’s Conference (FABC), has called for the immediate release of Jesuit human rights activist Father Stan Swamy. Hailing the 83-year-old Indian Jesuit priest as the “Friend of the Indigenous People,’ the Myanmar cardinal made the appeal through a letterContinue Reading
Yangon: In a letter send out to all brother Bishops of Asia, President of the Federation of Asian Bishop’s Conference, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo says, Pope’s recent encyclical Fratelli Tutti (Brothers All) echoes Asian realities. “Our Asian realities are echoed in the urgent message of Fratelli Tutti,” says Myanmar Cardinal.Continue Reading
Cardinal Fernandez is among the three new cardinals of AsiaContinue Reading