India's Christians mark 70th anniversary of decree denying them rights
- Aug 12, 2020
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Pakistani Muslim accused of insulting Islam killed in court
- Jul 29, 2020
A young Pakistani Muslim walked into a courtroom in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday and shot and killed a fellow Muslim who was on trial for blasphemy, a police officer said.
Noting anti-racism protests in U.S., Indian cardinal calls for equal rights for Dalits
- Jul 28, 2020
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), evoked the Black Lives Movement, he has called for equal rights for India’s marginalized Dalit community.
Bishop says Philippines stained with ‘blood of innocents’ under Duterte
- Jul 27, 2020
Ahead of a major speech by President Rodrigo Duterte, Church leaders in the Philippines are calling for an end to “intimidation and fear” in the country.
Nun who died of COVID praised for work with mentally disabled in Pakistan
- Jul 27, 2020
Sister Ruth Lewis, who died from COVID-19 last week and was widely known for her work with disabled children in Pakistan, has been praised by friends and collaborators for her “remarkable” work and tireless service to those in her care.
Manila bishop tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s asymptomatic
- Jul 24, 2020
Bishop Broderick Pabillo, Manila Archdiocese’s apostolic administrator, has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the most prominent churchman in the Philippines to contract the disease.
Priest kidnapped by Islamists in the Philippines in 2017 dies of heart attack
- Jul 24, 2020
A priest in the Philippines who became famous in 2017 for his heroics during a kidnapping by Islamic terrorists, died on Wednesday from a heart attack.
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