Pope solidarity with Chilean victims

Pope Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with the victims of Chile’s massive earthquake. Benedict XVI also denounced the wave of violence against Christians in Iraq, particularly in the city of Mosul.

Plastic surgery gives Cambodian man hope

Cambodian Nourn Chourn, 23, lost his lower jaw when he was hit by a stray bullet at the age of 12. In 2008, he underwent plastic surgery at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo before briefly returning to Cambodia. (UCA News)

Orissa violence impacted in Europe: Diplomats

The communal violence in Orissa’s Kandhamal, which claimed 38 lives including Christian Dalits’ and Hindu tribals, had its impact on the people of Europe, visiting diplomats from nine European Union countries told Indian journalists.

Lankan religious leaders seek poll violence end

With the election chief “helpless” to stop pre-poll violence, religious leaders say they will step in and directly intervene to resolve disputes in the run-up to the Jan. 26 presidential election.

Thai Bishop confronts own fears in violence-torn south

The bishop of Surat Thani has spoken about how he was forced to confront his own fears in order to serve his flock in the violence-torn southern border provinces. (UCA News)

Pakistani nuns scale down celebrations amid threats

Celebrations marking the 175th anniversary of the Daughters of the Cross congregation have been scaled down drastically amid threats of violence.
All celebrations in Karachi to mark the end of the nuns’ jubilee year celebrations were canceled, with only a small thanksgiving Mass held in Lahore, UCA News reports.
The cancellation of events in Karachi was especially [...]

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 [...]

Nuns throw lifeline to traumatized women

Rape and incest victims, former sex workers, and unmarried mothers are receiving much needed care and help from a group of nuns in this remote northeastern town. (UCA News)
Trauma healing is the first priority, the Good Shepherd nuns say. “We are doing our best to rehabilitate them,” said Sister Htoo Htoo, from the convent in [...]

Christians in Iraq fearing more violence

The kidnapping and death of a Christian health worker in Iraq’s Kirkuk is worrying the Christians in the area and is contributing to the exodus of Christians from the country, said the city’s Archbishop Louis Sako.
Major General Jamal Tahir, the police chief in Kirkuk, told the Voices of Iraq news agency that the body of [...]

Pakistan church slams slow prosecutions

Saying that he is afraid that those accused of anti-Christian violence will escape punishment, Lahore Archbishop Lawrence J. Saldanha has expressed disappointment with the lack of progress in prosecuting the alleged perpetrators
“We are very much disappointed with the legal proceedings,” said Archbishop Saldanha, UCA News reports.
“A month has passed since the massacre and yet none [...]

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