Jesuit activist urges bishops to act as India faces 'critical phase'
- Feb 15, 2020
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Pope names critic of war on drugs to administer Manila Archdiocese
- Feb 10, 2020
Pope Francis has appointed a new administrator of the Manila Archdiocese following the Feb. 9 departure of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to assume a new post at the Vatican.
Myanmar cardinal calls on government to lift ban on clergy voting
- Feb 7, 2020
As Myanmar gets ready for a general election later this year, Cardinal Charles Bo is calling for members of the clergy to be given the vote.
In Philippines, lawmakers move to make divorce legal
- Feb 6, 2020
A Philippine church official has expressed surprise over the speedy acceptance of a bill in the country’s parliament that would legalize divorce.
Chinese church charity appeals for medical supplies to fight coronavirus
- Feb 6, 2020
As deaths continue to rise from the coronavirus epidemic, China faces a severe shortage of medical supplies, according to the only Catholic charity in the communist nation.
Bishop in India ‘categorically denies the false allegations of forced conversion’
- Feb 5, 2020
An archbishop in India is denying the accusations of a Hindu nationalist organization that “forced conversions” are taking place in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
China tells some priests they can’t celebrate funerals in people’s homes
- Feb 4, 2020
Christian funerals outside of churches have been banned in some areas of China as the communist government begins to enforce new regulations on religious practices.
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