Chinese nuns hospitalized after fast

Seven nuns in Tianjin have been hospitalized with dehydration after a five-day fast aimed at getting the government to return a Church property.
About 20 members of the Sisters of Charity took part in the “fasting prayer” at Charity Mansion, the property in dispute, near the Wanghailou Church, UCA News reports.
The Nankai district government sold Charity [...]

Indian religious leaders in Gandhi fast against violence

A Protestant prelate and a Catholic priest were among some 300 people from various religions who gathered near a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Kolkata on Nov. 4 to protest growing violence in India.
“This is just a beginning of our search for peace and protest against violence,” said Om Prakash Shah organizer, who organized the [...]

Catholic students fast with Muslims

Members of the National University of Singapore Catholic Students Society took part in a Ramadan fast last week before joining with Muslim students as they broke their fast in the evening.
Second-year National University of Singapore medical undergraduate, Deanna Koh, and five other student representatives from the NUS Catholic Students’ Society joined hundreds of Muslim students [...]