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Asian laity held back by ‘clerical structures’ thumbnail Asian laity held back by ‘clerical structures’
Lay Catholics in Asia have been likened to a "sleeping giant", held back by ...
Leaders blast ‘cowardly’ Lahore attack on Shias thumbnail Leaders blast ‘cowardly’ Lahore attack on Shias
Church leaders in Pakistan have condemned the triple bombings at a Shia religious ceremony ...
Caritas Pakistan issues call for female doctors thumbnail Caritas Pakistan issues call for female doctors
Caritas Pakistan Executive Secretary, Anila Gill, has issued a call to female doctors around ...
Kerala priest actor resigns from clergy thumbnail Kerala priest actor resigns from clergy
A Kerala Catholic priest, who made an appearance in a recent film, has relinquished ...
No change signified by Kim Jong-il China church visit thumbnail No change signified by Kim Jong-il China church visit
A whistle-stop visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to a church in China ...
Pope sends message for Congress of Asian Laity thumbnail Pope sends message for Congress of Asian Laity
Pope Benedict has sent a message for the opening of the Congress of ...

Church in the World

Caritas launches Millennium Goals campaign thumbnail Caritas launches Millennium Goals campaign
Caritas Internationalis is launching a new campaign to put pressure on governments to ...
No need for God in the universe: Hawking thumbnail No need for God in the universe: Hawking
The Big Bang that launched our Universe was the result of the inevitable laws ...
Gay/lesbian Christians criticize UK Pope protesters thumbnail Gay/lesbian Christians criticize UK Pope protesters
Gay and lesbian Christians in Britain have criticized protest plans by secularists during Pope Benedict's ...
Newspaper ‘defamed’ Danneels: Lawyer thumbnail Newspaper ‘defamed’ Danneels: Lawyer
Cardinal Godfried Danneels was defamed by a newspaper report accusing him of trying ...

Features

‘Medical’ nuns move into India’s villages

A group of nuns, who have been trained to work in big hospitals, say they have found even more fulfillment serving poor Hindu villagers. (Francis Maria Britto, ucanews.com)  More >

Power, politics and the church in Burma

As a Catholic boy growing up in 1970s Burma, Thomas saw only two paths in front of him ... He could take up arms alongside ethnic rebels fighting the oppressive military regime ... Or he could join a Catholic...  More >

Policeman-priest works to resolve conflict

Police Superintendent Father Noel Ponsaran, a Catholic priest, shares his experience of how a police officer has opportunities to serve as peacemaker. (NJ Viehland, ucanews.com) Father Ponsaran of the...  More >

Featured Websites

Website - Camillians in India

The Order of the Ministers of the Sick, popularly known as Camillians, began their work in India in 1980, when Fr. Antonio Crotti received the permission to begin formation work in Mananthavady diocese...  More >

Website - Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Brunei

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is one of just three parishes in the tiny sultanate of Brunei, on Borneo Island.  More >

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