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Philippine lay Catholic council endorses candidacy of country’s vice president
Robredo “bested the others” based on her “track-record of service, dedication to good governance," among others
Indian court bans all religious clothing amid dispute over hijabs
An Indian court has temporarily prohibited all forms of religious dress in schools while it considers a legal challenge to the hijab ban
Nations to review harrowing catalogue of climate impacts
Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual UN meeting Monday to finalize what is sure to be a harrowing catalogue of climate change impacts
Petition launched demanding repeal of India’s anti-conversion laws
They said the new anti-conversion law is unnecessary because the Indian Constitution has enough provisions to curtail fraudulent conversions
Pope Francis calls for ‘great symphony of prayer’ ahead of 2025...
The pope explained that a Jubilee Year is “an event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church”
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
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