A Catholic district head and leading candidate for governor in Indonesia’s predominantly Christian East Nusa Tenggara province has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes. The Corruption Eradication Commission arrested Marianus Sae, head of Ngada district on Flores Island on Feb 11. He is accused of taking bribes from a contractor working on infrastructure projects Read more
This year, Jews and Muslims have been invited to join in the German Karneval celebrations in Germany. Traditionally, in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday, Catholic cities in Germany hold huge street celebrations. Parades and parties provide revellers with a last binge of drinking, dancing and singing before the 40 days of fasting in Read more
A leader of the Catholic Church in Rotorua is set to mark 70 years as a Christian Brother. Brother Vincent Jury will celebrate the milestone in Murupara this Sunday where he has served for 25 years. Continue reading
Slavery is alive and well not just in the global economy, but also in Australia. “Most people think human trafficking and slavery a thing of the past that need not concern them. But as we speak, there are 4,300 slaves in Australia and 40.3 million slaves worldwide,” Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP says.
Dunedin bar owners are toasting moves allowing them to serve booze to Ed Sheeran fans at Easter. The city council voted in December to allow shops to trade on the prominent religious holiday, coinciding with the British pop star’s three concerts in the city, but has since gone a step further by granting 10 special Read more
The Church of England is facing two years of revelations about sexual abuse and attempts to cover it up, the Anglican Church ruling general synod has been told. Read more
Amy, 28, and 31-year-old Travis Nilsson got married in January last year and spent the first six months of their marriage in Sudan, the landlocked country in East-Central Africa. And when the Tauranga couple returned home they could not continue living their “comfortable lives” and decided to leave their house, jobs and family to return Read more
Pro-euthanasia campaigners say the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hamilton East is trying to scare parishioners into signing a ready-made submission form. Submission forms printed for parishioners to fill in to oppose the bill say euthanasia could apply to people with gluten intolerance, arthritis and asthma. The End of Life Choice Bill, currently Read more
A Waihi priest is condemning thefts from St Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burglars took items, including a metal cross, two candles and two vases. “Some people have lost the sense of the sacred and what is appropriate … They’ve lost the sense of ‘me’ being part of something larger than themselves,” Father Aidan Mulholland says. Continue Read more
The Tanzanian Catholic Church has denounced the violations of democratic principles and freedom of expression by President John Magufuli’s government. The Church accused him of endangering “national unity” in a pastoral letter published on Sunday. Read more