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Indonesia’s human rights minister proposes religious freedom law
Indonesia’s Catholic human rights minister has proposed enacting a religious freedom law to end discrimination against minority groups in the Muslim-majority nation. Source: UCA News.
Philippines bishops say Duterte arrest a step toward accountability
Catholic bishops in the Philippines have expressed hope that the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte marks a step toward accountability and sets a precedent for addressing human rights violations in the country. Source: CBCP News.
‘I only kneel before God’, Myanmar priest tells gang before he’s murdered
Two women who witnessed the murder of Fr Donald Martin Ye Naing Win in Myanmar last week recounted how the priest “fearlessly confronted” the armed men who took his life. Source: CNA.
Philippine bishops approve revised Hail Mary in local language
Catholic bishops in the Philippines have approved an “alternative” version of the Hail Mary, considered the most popular prayer among Catholics across the world. Source: UCA News.
Myanmar Cardinal ‘shocked and saddened’ by murder of priest
A Catholic priest was killed in Myanmar on Friday, an incident that “deeply shocked and saddened” Cardinal Charles Maung Bo. Source: Crux.
Indonesian archbishop says mining plan an ecological and social threat
A Catholic archbishop in Indonesia is opposing plans to build a geothermal power plant in his diocese. Source: Crux.
Security in Singapore churches to be reviewed after priest stabbed during mass
A priest in Singapore was stabbed by a knife-wielding man during Mass on Saturday evening, prompting the local cardinal to reconsider security measures in churches. Source: Crux.
Celebrating 20 years of better health care in Timor Leste
A partnership that began 20 years ago with pathology support has grown into development programs for Timorese health care workers. Source: St John of God Health Care.
Josephites’ pioneering work in education lives on in Timor-Leste today
As the 25th anniversary of the referendum for Timor-Leste’s independence approaches, international development organisation Mary MacKillop Today has reflected on the education opportunities started by Australian Josephites 30 years ago.