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School hijab row highlights India’s religious divide
What began as one school issuing an edict to protect secularism has now escalated into religiously driven protests and counter-protests
India’s Dalit Catholics welcome papal nuncio’s clarification on appointment of bishops
The alleged “discrimination” in the appointment of bishops was raised by a group of Dalit Christians in an audience with the Vatican envoy
Pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over sex abuse by clergy...
In a letter, the 94-year-old former pope said that his pain was all the greater as he had “borne great responsibility in the Catholic Church”
Pope Francis to priests: Don’t ‘remain barricaded in the sacristy’
“Please, let us not remain barricaded in the sacristy and cultivate small closed groups where we can snuggle up and be comfortable.”
Lawyer decries Church, gov’t, media silence over killing of priest in...
Father Giuse (Joseph) Trần Ngọc Thanh, OP, was killed in a knife attack in a mission area in Vietnam on Saturday, January 29
Second Vatican Council 55 years after: How to interpret the council
It is good to revisit the background of controversies surrounding the Second Vatican Council and its implications to the Church
Pope Francis wishes Beijing Olympics to foster friendship, solidarity
“Sports, with its universal language, can build bridges of friendship and solidarity between people and peoples of every culture and religion”
Pope Francis reiterates call for international community to help Myanmar
“We cannot look away from the suffering of so many brothers and sisters. Let us ask God in prayer for consolation."
ASEAN urges ‘immediate’ end to Myanmar violence
The 10-nation regional bloc has led diplomatic efforts to end the chaos unleashed by a coup last year, which triggered mass protests
Pope Francis tells religious sisters to fight back when mistreated by...
“I invite them to fight when, in some cases, they are treated unfairly, even within the Church ... at times, by men of the Church.”
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