An underground Catholic church in China has been disrupted by police to prevent “illegal religious activity”. They ransacked the church and attempted to arrest the priest and the lay preacher. Read more
An underground Catholic church in China has been disrupted by police to prevent “illegal religious activity”. They ransacked the church and attempted to arrest the priest and the lay preacher. Read more
Will Hopoate will ask to be allowed to put his faith before footy and request a no-Sundays clause in his next NRL deal. Hopoate also revealed he was yet to decide if he would play in Canterbury’s Sunday clash with the Sydney Roosters in just over two weeks.
Pope Francis reflected on last weekend’s Apostolic Voyage to Egypt during this week’s General Audience. In it he recalled the various stages of his packed schedule, which included “dialogue between Christians and Muslims”, the role of Christians in Egypt and meetings with many priests and religious. Read more .
A prestigious papal honour has been bestowed on Te Awamutu woman Betsy Reymer for her lifelong service to the Catholic Church. Hamilton Catholic Bishop Steve Lowe visited St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Te Awamutu this month to present the Benemerenti Medal and a certificate to the 84-year-old. Over the last three decades Mrs Reymer has Read more
A man is facing jail for “inciting religious hatred” after making a video of himself playing Pokemon Go inside a Russian Orthodox church. The footage, which has been watched 1.7 million times on YouTube, shows the man describing Jesus as “the rarest Pokemon”. Read more
The school doesn’t have a blade of grass to play on, but that hasn’t stopped St Mary’s College in Wellington from being pitch perfect in Japan. The team received an emotional welcome at Wellington Airport on Thursday morning, after claiming the Sanix World Youth Tournament’s rugby sevens title just days ago. Continue reading
Pope Francis called on global religious leaders to condemn violence masquerading as sanctity at a peace conference in Egypt on Friday. He asked them to condemn violent extremism and “unmask violence that masquerades as purported sanctity.” Read more
Former U.S. Attorney for Guam Alicia Limtiaco has accepted the challenge of being chairperson for the Board of Evaluators of the Hope and Healing group which is reaching out to victims of clergy sexual abuse on Guam. Continue reading
Pakistani Christians have suffered much persecution from the Islamic State. However the Archbishop of Lahore, Sebastian Shaw, says Pakistani Christians are realizing that God gave them a special calling to be his witnesses and work for the human rights and dignity of all in their country. Read more
A significant number of workers in the health care sector in New Zealand are from the Philippines. Health worker Aeziel Niegos came to New Zealand in 2008 with a dream of settling here and becoming a Kiwi. But the 39-year-old, who is earns $19.54 an hour as a house leader in an Albany health care Read more