Taiwanese president praises pope’s stance on human rights
- Jan 16, 2021
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Each year 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam
- Dec 28, 2020
Neha loved the hymns that filled her church with music. But she lost the chance to sing them last year when, at the age of 14, she was forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam and married to a 45-year-old man with children twice her age.
Priest, nun convicted of 1992 murder of Indian woman religious
- Dec 23, 2020
More than 28 years after a 19-year-old nun was found dead in a convent well, a court in India’s Kerala state convicted a priest and a woman religious of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church of murdering her.
Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias marks Golden Jubilee
- Dec 20, 2020
As Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias marks his 50th priestly anniversary, colleagues note that he is “gifted with intelligence, leadership qualities and altruistic nature.”
Last Hong Kong governor: Pope ‘badly advised’ on China bishops’ pact
- Dec 19, 2020
The last governor of Hong Kong criticized the Vatican’s agreement with China on the appointment of bishops and said Pope Francis has been “exceptionally badly advised” in concluding the pact.
Indonesia police: Top terror suspect mastermind of attacks
- Dec 14, 2020
Indonesian authorities said Monday that a top terror suspect arrested last week was the architect of a series of deadly attacks and sectarian conflicts in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.
Indian nun shines spotlight on exploited domestic workers
- Dec 14, 2020
A nun in India, with the help of several volunteers, has led the largest survey of domestic workers ever conducted, providing unprecedented insights into working conditions for one of the country’s most oft-exploited sectors.
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