The 12th Pastoral Assembly of the Ecclesiastical Region of Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, began on July 1 with a renewed call to care for migrant workers and their families.
“As long as we don’t get caught up in labels, and remember that the whole world is present, symbolically, and the whole world is listening, and the whole world is engaged in this process,” Bishop Sebastian Francis said.
Archbishop Arshad said in a press conference, "21 churches were attacked, more than 250 Christians' homes were burned, the cross was desecrated and churches and homes of Christians were looted.”
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay, led a "March for Life" against India's abortion law on August 10 in Pune, and a team delivered a memorandum supporting the rights of the unborn to local authorities.
A Malaysian bishop who is set to be elevated to the cardinalate next month said that his appointment is a vital decision for Pope Francis who wants to implant the Catholic faith in every culture, particularly in a diverse region such as Asia.
The Indonesian Catholic Youth dispatched a delegation to China to study, strengthen the organization's environment for digital commercial operations, and improve cadre concentration.
Atoli Sema said, "To stop the rape culture, normal candlelight or rally or mere punishment will not help. I want to call upon the country rulers that there should be a strict rule to punish rapists.”
From the police station, the priest described his arrest as "extremely sad that the heritage and legacy of Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Vinoba Bhave are being destroyed'.
Father Bolmax Pereira, an Indian Catholic priest, was given "anticipatory bail" for allegedly "hurting Hindu sentiments" during a Sunday Mass by making comments about a Hindu ruler.
At least one police inspector and six senior police officers from outside Manipur are monitoring 42 special investigation teams investigating more than 6,000 mob violence incidents. Supreme Court ordered this for state government.
