Christian persecution on the rise in India: report - UCA News
2024年12月23日 · The two states, ruled by Modi’s BJP, also led the other states in the persecution of Christians in 2023. Twelve of India’s 28 states, most of them ruled by the BJP, have enacted anti-conversion laws that Christians say are weaponized by Hindu groups to target them.. Enforcement of these draconian laws varies across different states, and Indian courts have ordered a pause on them in some of ...
Philadelphia archbishop unveils new evangelization plan
2025年1月8日 · At least 50 such hubs, 10 per county in the archdiocese, are slated for "parishes and other locations," said the archbishop in his letter. "We must be a community of Missionary Disciples focused on renewal, rebuilding trust, and inviting people to a …
Ousted Texas bishop attacks Pope Francis, warns US bishops
2024年11月14日 · Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, whom Pope Francis removed from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, in 2023, read an open letter Nov. 13 in Baltimore asking "what it will take for more than a few bishops to finally speak up against the false messages constantly flowing from the Vatican under the leadership of Pope Francis?"
Pakistan's Catholics bid farewell to scandal-tainted year
2024年12月16日 · Catholics in Pakistan wind down a year of unusual ups and downs that created history, challenging their transition into a self-reliant mature Church from one that relied on overseas missionaries.. In a shocking first in the Church, officials announced on Aug. 15 that the Vatican had removed Franciscan Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore from office following allegations of financial fraud and ...
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Dynamics and impacts of clergy sexual abuse in Asia
2024年11月1日 · A fortnight ago, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced US$880 million would be given as compensation to 1,353 victims of clergy sexual abuse (CSA).
‘Mary,’ the movie, and Mary of the Catholic tradition
2024年12月3日 · On Dec. 6, the film, Mary, will be released on Netflix, two days before the celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in the Catholic Church. The official synopsis of the movie states, “Through Mary’s eyes, this coming-of-age biblical epic tells the story of one of history’s most profound figures and the remarkable journey that led to the birth of Jesus.”
The Canticle of Brother Sun - UCA News
2024年9月27日 · In the Bull of Indiction for the upcoming Jubilee of 2025, Pope Francis recalled the Canticle of the Poverello of Assisi, exhorting us “to have the simple eyes of St. Francis, who in his Canticle of Creatures, written 800 years ago, perceived creation as one big family and called the sun ‘brother’ and the moon ‘sister’.”
St. Francis Xavier still shapes generations, says Indian cardinal
2024年12月13日 · The legacy of St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit missionary who died four centuries ago, continues shaping generations in the Asian Church, says Indian Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao.. Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman in western India, said Xavier’s “legacy in Asia is unfading and timeless, as it continues to resonate in the people's consciousness.”
Korean Catholics warned over 'Naju' Marian apparition
2024年1月5日 · The Archdiocese of Gwangju in South Korea has issued a letter warning clergy, religious and laypeople to refrain from promoting devotion to a controversial Marian apparition not recognized by the church.. The archdiocese also cautioned Catholics about ex-priest Alexander Kim Dae-sik who was expelled from the Salesian congregation in 2022 but continues to administer sacraments illicitly and ...