Bangladesh: 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Fr Angelo Maggioni
By Admin Webmaster 8/15/2022 9:47:23 AMThe Catholic community in Raishahi has not forgotten the PIME missionary who was shot to death by bandits on 14 August 1972 at a time when he was helping war refugees returning from India. His legacy includes the St Joseph’s School and College he had founded in Bonpara together with Fr Verdelli, which today has more than 2,000 students.
Bangladesh: 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Fr Angelo Maggioni
By Admin Webmaster 8/15/2022 9:45:39 AMThe Catholic community in Raishahi has not forgotten the PIME missionary who was shot to death by bandits on 14 August 1972 at a time when he was helping war refugees returning from India. His legacy includes the St Joseph’s School and College he had founded in Bonpara together with Fr Verdelli, which today has more than 2,000 students.
Myanmar junta troops torch 10 villages in Sagaing region
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 9:01:15 AMIn the first week of August, junta troops torched 500 homes in 10 villages in the Sagaing region, the scene of major clashes between the military and groups opposed to the February 2021 coup.
Pope Francis' Eurasia: Journey to Kazakhstan
By Admin Webmaster 8/8/2022 9:12:35 AMFollowing in the footsteps of John Paul II, Francis is set visit the former Soviet republic from 13 to 15 September to take part in the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.
Turkmen Islam against proselytising by other religions
By Admin Webmaster 8/8/2022 9:00:18 AMConcerned about the growth of certain religious groups, like the Jehovah's Witnesses, government and Muslim clerical leaders are working together to stop the trend. Officially, there is no persecution.
Bangladeshi nationals easy targets of human trafficking gangs
By Admin Webmaster 8/3/2022 10:05:03 AMDHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): A young Bangladeshi woman, Jaeda Akhter, was trapped by an international human trafficking gang and taken to India in late 2020.
Nigeria: Over 60 Christians killed in Benue in two months
By Admin Webmaster 7/22/2022 9:53:52 AMAid to the Church in Need (ACN) highlights the challenge of insecurity in the world’s most populous black nation, amid persistent attacks and killings of Christians in Benue state.
Droupadi Murmu, India's first tribal woman president
By Admin Webmaster 7/22/2022 9:10:02 AMThe 64-year-old, who hails from Odisha, was elected by a wide margin with the support of the BJP. Archbishop Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar told AsiaNews that he hopes she “will raise her voice for tribals and uphold constitutional values.”
Authorities cut off power at a seminar on Ukraine in Hanoi
By Admin Webmaster 7/20/2022 8:08:43 AMHanoi (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The authorities in the Vietnamese capital cut off power to a building hosting a seminar on Ukraine last Saturday.
Turkmenistan struggles with food crises
By Admin Webmaster 7/13/2022 9:20:24 AMProhibitive prices for the vast majority of the population. Sale of meat and bread rationed. To eat, Turkmen people have to buy food permits. By law, the minimum wage in the country is set at 298 euro a month.
Talitha Kum, combatting human trafficking in nearly 100 nations
By Admin Webmaster 7/1/2022 9:33:08 AMIn its 2021 Report, the international Talitha Kum network documents an increase in human trafficking victims, but evidences the religious sisters' network's always greater and more global effort to concretely fight, prevent and bring awareness to the scourge.
Supreme Court hearing on violence against Indian Christians on 11 July
By Admin Webmaster 6/29/2022 9:13:39 AMThe archbishop of Bangalore and other Christian groups filed a plea, accepted by the Supreme Court, noting that in May alone, 57 attacks were reported on places of worship and other Church-related facilities. The “government machinery [. . .] can control the fringe elements,” Archbishop Peter Machado told AsiaNews.
Pope Francis welcomes delegation of Simon Wiesenthal Center
By Admin Webmaster 6/24/2022 9:28:46 AMOn 22 June, an international delegation of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) met with Pope Francis to offer a facsimile of an original text of Adolf Hitler dated 1919 espousing the destruction of the Jewish people.
Prosecutors drop case involving Sri Lankan woman who died in immigration centre
By Admin Webmaster 6/22/2022 9:12:04 AMWishma Sandamali, who was detained for visa violation, died from untreated medical conditions. The Public Prosecutors Office dismissed her family’s complaint, saying that it found no grounds to indict immigration officials for negligence. Her family has filed a request for a review.
Cardinal Onaiyekan: Christians & Muslims must counter extremism together
By Admin Webmaster 6/8/2022 11:19:44 AMIn an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria, decries the stoning and burning alive of a Christian student as an example of a country suffering a scourge of bad government and insecurity, targeting Christians and Muslims alike.
The Dicastery for Culture and Education
By Admin Webmaster 6/6/2022 9:03:32 AMWith the promulgation of the Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium," the structures of some Vatican structures are changing. The new Dicastery for Culture and Education was born from the merger of the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Pontifical Council for Culture.
<h3 class=tieudehover>Reparations unlikely for victims of Pol Pot`s regime in Cambodia</h3>");' onmouseout="hidetip();" />Cambodian monks look at skulls displayed at the Choeung Ek killing fields memorial in Phnom Penh. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge launched a four-year pursuit of a communist utopia leading to the deaths of up to two million people through overwork, starvation and execution.
Easter message: The Risen One Calls and Challenges us
By Admin Webmaster 5/18/2022 9:32:17 AMCouncil member Karla Steilmann reflects on the power of the resurrection to open our eyes to our neighbor’s needs
Turkey close to restore full diplomatic relations with Israel
By Admin Webmaster 3/30/2022 8:53:49 AMLondon (The Muslim News): Turkey appears set to restore full diplomatic relations with Israel in a move that could come as early as this week following a surprise visit by President Isaac Herzog to Ankara less than three weeks ago.
Estonians rally for Ukraine as Catholics pray for peace
By Admin Webmaster 2/28/2022 9:03:54 AMCatholics in Estonia are rallying around their Eastern European brothers and sisters in Ukraine, and praying for peace and an end to the Russian invasion.
Parolin: May those who hold the fate of the world in their hands spare us from the horrors of war
By Admin Webmaster 2/28/2022 8:56:32 AMThe Cardinal Secretary of State after the Russian attack on Ukraine: "There is still time for goodwill and negotiation".
Philippine Christian leaders warn against ‘powers of darkness’ ahead of election
By Admin Webmaster 1/26/2022 11:00:43 AMAhead of the May 9, 2022, general election, the CBCP and the NCCP are urging Filipinos to vote for genuine candidates with “servant leadership” qualities.
Egyptian parliament to approve new law on status of Christians
By Admin Webmaster 1/17/2022 9:00:47 AMEgypt's parliament is set to approve new legislation drafted in collaboration with local Christian Churches regarding on the personal legal status of Christians in the country.
English cardinal grateful to be honored by queen in annual New Year’s list
By Admin Webmaster 1/14/2022 9:21:40 AMA cardinal said on Monday that he was grateful to be honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch’s annual New Year’s list.
60 years ago, Pope John XXIII inaugurated daily radio broadcasts for Africa.
By Admin Webmaster 1/10/2022 10:43:14 AMOn 6 November 1961, with a Latin radio message from Pope John XXIII, Vatican Radio began regular daily broadcasts in several languages, including Arabic and Swahili.
Pope prays for victims of fire in Iraqi hospital
By Admin Webmaster 7/13/2021 9:52:13 PMIn telegram sent through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, Pope Francis expresses his spiritual closeness to all affected by a fire at a Covid isolation ward of al-Hussein hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq.
Pope prays for assassinated Haitian President and for fraternal harmony for Haitians
By Admin Webmaster 7/9/2021 10:16:02 AMIn his telegram of condolences following the assassination of the President of Haiti, Pope Francis condemns all forms of violence as a means of resolving crises and conflicts.
Zimbabwe: Laudato sì campaign for a cleaner environment
By Admin Webmaster 6/25/2021 10:12:09 PMThe Zimbabwe Catholic Commission for the Laity (ZCCL) through the Catholic Professionals Network of Zimbabwe has launched a campaign to conserve the environment in the spirit of Laudato Si’.
Holy See: Combat trafficking in persons through culture of respect, dignity
By Admin Webmaster 6/19/2021 7:53:01 AMThe permanent representative of the Holy See to the OSCE, Monsignor Janusz Urbańczyk, recommends joint efforts in tackling the deep-rooted causes of trafficking in persons through promoting policies capable of guaranteeing work for everyone, while respecting their human dignity.
Pope concludes Month of Prayer with Rosary in Vatican Gardens
By Admin Webmaster 6/2/2021 9:09:56 AMPope Francis leads the Holy Rosary in the Vatican Gardens at the conclusion of the “Marathon of Prayer” for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resumption of work and social activities.