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26 Muslims arrested for holding congregational prayers in India
The Muslims were arrested for offering prayers without seeking permission from the government and for allegedly “spreading religious hatred”
Marian image vandalized, priest’s vehicle torched in India’s Punjab state
Targeted attacks on pastors and nuns have been noted in recent months across the country
Pope Francis tells cardinals: ‘We are jointly responsible for the Church’
In his homily, the pope decried a “cancer of spiritual worldliness”
Kin of ‘desaparecidos’ in Philippines renew calls to surface loved ones
The Philippines has more than 600 outstanding cases of enforced disappearances, according to a UN body on involuntary disappearances
Catholic bishops in Pakistan call for help amid devastating floods
“Considering the extent of the flood emergency, it is urgent to show solidarity with the flood victims and people in need”
Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises
Officials say 1,061 people have died since June when the seasonal rains began, but the final toll could be higher
Manila archbishop admits Philippine Church still wanting in being ‘Church of...
“There is a dark and wide gap between the Church and the poor .... The Church does not know the poor, and the poor do not know the Church”
India’s first Dalit cardinal vows to be ‘missionary of compassion’
The Indian Church leader said his elevation to the College of Cardinals is in keeping with Pope Francis’ “care for the poorest of the poor”
Pope Francis becomes first pope in more than 700 years to...
The opening of the Holy Door marked a key moment in the annual celebration established by Pope Celestine V in 1294
Kuala Lumpur archdiocese starts yearlong activities for families
This year’s international gathering of Catholic families in Rome carried the theme “Family life: a vocation and a path to holiness”
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