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India’s Catholic bishops urged to highlight anti-Christian violence

January 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Mumbai, India, Jan 24, 2022 / 08:35 am (CNA).
A Catholic group has urged India’s bishops to highlight recent attacks… […]

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Catholic diocese in Australia found vicariously liable for clerical abuse

January 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. / Nickbenanh via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Melbourne, Australia, Jan 21, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
In a ruling believed to be the first of its kind in Australia, a judge has found a Catholic diocese vicari… […]

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South Korean shrine celebrates designation as international pilgrimage site

January 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

The Haemi Catholic Martyrs’ Shrine near Seosan, South Korea. / Public Domain.

Haemi, South Korea, Jan 14, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A shrine honoring South Korea’s Catholic martyrs has celebrated its designation as an international pilgrimage site… […]

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Catholic bishop in India cleared of charges of raping a nun

January 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jullundur, who was acquitted of charges of the rape of a nun Jan. 14, 2022. / Linto 11 via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0)

Kottayam, India, Jan 14, 2022 / 10:22 am (CNA).
A bishop charged with the repeated rape of a nun over the… […]

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Catholic priest in India will face trial for alleged hate speech

January 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

An Indian Christian prays in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. / lakshmipathilucky via Shutterstock.

Kuzhithurai, India, Jan 10, 2022 / 16:39 pm (CNA).
A Catholic priest in India will face trial for allegations of hate speech during an interreligious meet… […]

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Pakistan’s top court grants bail to Christian facing blasphemy charge

January 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad. / Usman.pg via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan 10, 2022 / 09:00 am (CNA).
The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s decision to grant bail to a Christian accused of blasphemy should give hope… […]

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In reversal, Missionaries of Charity in India again permitted to receive foreign donations

January 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Missionaries of Charity house, Kolkata India. / Zvonimir Atletic via www.shutterstock.com.

Denver Newsroom, Jan 8, 2022 / 08:35 am (CNA).
The Missionaries of Charity have been cleared to receive and use foreign funding in India, after the relig… […]

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Bishop Schneider: Catholics in Kazakhstan are safe amid unrest

January 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Bishop Athanasius Schneider. / Monegasque2 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Astana, Kazakhstan, Jan 8, 2022 / 04:45 am (CNA).
Bishop Athanasius Schneider said on Saturday that Catholics in Kazakhstan are safe amid unprecedented unrest in the Centr… […]

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Philippines cancels Black Nazarene procession again, citing COVID-19 

January 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Procession of the Black Nazarene in Manila, January 7, 2010. / Denvie Balidoy-Flickr.com (CC BY 2.0).

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 5, 2022 / 16:28 pm (CNA).
Philippine authorities are canceling the country’s “Black Nazarene” procession  … […]

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What is the ‘Black Nazarene’? Here’s the fascinating history of this centuries-old tradition

January 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The Black Nazarene is a centuries-old Filipino devotion. / Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 5, 2022 / 16:26 pm (CNA).
In 2015, Msgr. Jose Clemente Ignacio, the rector of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, spoke with CNA about … […]

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