Tag: Catholic News
Gratitude for a great son of Myanmar
The late Archbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng had a huge heart that accommodated everyone: Christian and non-Christian
Malaysia’s first cardinal, Anthony Soter Fernandez, dies at 88
He was known to be one of the architects of the 1976 ‘pastoral renewal’ of the Church in Malaysia
Catholic community in India’s south barred from using cemetery
Local govt’s blocking of Mass on All Souls’ Day at cemetery has further emboldened anti-Christian sentiments, priest says
Photo gallery: Philippine diocese holds 14-km ‘Rosary walk’
Rosary walk was one spiritual initiative organized by diocese to ask for ‘divine intervention’ for deliverance from pandemic
Manila Catholic bishop slams ‘inhuman conditions’ in Philippine jails
Congestion rate in the country’s prisons is now at more than 500 percent, making jail facilities hotbeds for infection
Philippines’ new cardinal surprised by appointment
Archbishop Jose Advincula is among the 13 cardinals appointed by Pope Francis to help in his ‘task as bishop of Rome for the benefit of the holy people of God’
Irish Catholic priest, Korea’s first foreign literary scholar, dies at 81
During his lifetime, Father O'Rourke translated more than 2,000 Korean literary works into English
Pope Francis names first cardinal of Brunei Darussalam
The Catholic faith was brought to Brunei by Franciscan missionaries in 1587 but the local Church was only established in 1997
Asian Catholic bishops call for release of jailed Indian priest
Bishops liken incarceration of 84-year-old priest to the treatment meted out to Gandhi
Pope Francis names new Filipino cardinal
At 68, Archbishop Jose Advincula of Capiz is among nine new cardinals eligible to vote in a conclave
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