Month: January 2021
England’s churches open but Scotland’s closed during Covid-19 lockdown
MANCHESTER (CNS): “The regular practice of our faith in God is a well-established source of…
First Mass in 50 years at Jordan River chapel
QASR AL-YAHUD (CNS): For the first time in 54 years, a Mass was scheduled to…
Pope accepts resignation of archbishop of Minsk
VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk, Belarus, who…
Parishes work to become home for all
HONG KONG (SE): Responding to the diocesan pastoral theme of Parish Renewal, deaneries and parishes…
New bishop for Tainan in Taiwan
TAINAN (UCAN): Amid cheers and great enthusiasm, hundreds of Catholics welcomed Bishop John Lee Juo-wang…
Bishop from unofficial Church dies at 99
ROME (AsiaNews): Bishop Andrew Han Jingtao, of the unofficial community of Siping (Jilin), died at…
Pakistan’s Islamic clerics distance themselves from temple attack
ISLAMABAD (UCAN): Prominent Muslim clerics in Pakistan disassociated themselves from a violent religious mob that…
