By Santosh Digal Colombo: The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has prayed for peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka that hosted its eleventh plenary assembly. “We pray for Sri Lanka, a land with rich traditions, cultures and religions that it may always find a way forward for prosperity, peace,Continue Reading
Colombo, Sri Lanka 28 November – 4 December 2016 Draft Version 4.0 To the Peoples of Asia, ‘The Catholic Family in Asia: Domestic Church of the Poor on a Mission of Mercy.’ Introduction We, the delegates to the XI Plenary Assembly of the Federation of the Asian Bishops’ Conferences gatheredContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Colombo: A top Vatican official has urged Catholic bishops of Asia to instil a passion for Jesus in Catholic families. “I encourage you to be close to the Asian Catholic families in order to accompany them in their mission as evangelizers, missionaries and teachers of faith,” CardinalContinue Reading
FEDERATION OF ASIAN BISHOPS’ CONFERENCES XI PLENARY ASSEMBLY Colombo, Sri Lanka 28 November – 4 December 2016 THE CATHOLIC FAMILY IN ASIA: DOMESTIC CHURCH OF THE POOR ON A MISSION OF MERCY INTRODUCTION To the Church in Asia 1. Gathered at the XI Plenary Assembly of the Federation of AsianContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal and Jose Kavi Negombo: Asia’s first tribal cardinal has urged fellow bishops to pay more attention to indigenous people who he says are the future of the Church in the region. “Christianity is not something strange to tribal communities. They live the Gospel values in their dailyContinue 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 T. S. Thomas Negombo: Asian bishops have given their women’s desk greater importance in the past three years, but not at par with their other ministries, says a report. Combining laity, family and women under one commission has hindered bishops from taking up issues related to women in aContinue 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 T S Thomas Negombo: Catholic families in Sri Lanka are yet to recover from the horrors of war and violence, the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) was told. Although “the external violence of the protracted war is over, lasting peace is yet to become a reality,” said BishopContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Colombo: The participants of the plenary assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences took a half day break on November 30 to get to know Sri Lanka, their host country. More than 100 bishops along with FABC officials and guests went around the national capital ofContinue Reading
