After a year of vacant see, Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Agustinus Tri Budi Utomo at the head of the diocese of East Java. The local community celebrated the...
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Other Southeast Asian countries are also affected. In the diocese of Chang Rai, Thailand, waters have covered the cathedral up to the altar, the bishop said...
Bishop Indrias Rehmat has chosen Father Abid Tanvir, former vicar general of the diocese, as parish priest. Together with him, he appointed two catechists. The...
The diocese of Mananthavady in the southern state of Kerala has issued an all-party statement on the problems in Wayanad district, including the lack of...
Bishop John Saw Gawdy is the new pastor of Taungngu, the diocese founded by PIME missionaries in the second half of the 19th century. From there come five...
The first stone was laid in 2007 by the local parish priest at the time and Card. Joseph Coutts, bishop of the diocese at the time. Thousands of faithful...
The complaint of the Bishop of Borongan, Crispin Varquez. Already in 2021, local priests had asked the Philippine authorities to stop “desecrating”...
The investiture comes with a letter from the Council of Chinese Bishops, a body not recognized by the Holy See and linked to the Communist Party. Consternation...
The favorite is the current Haimen shepherd. He is the head of the Council of Chinese Bishops, a body loyal to the Communist Party. Actually, the Shanghai...
Recently appointed by Pope Francis, the prelate told that the situation of the local Church – founded by the fathers of PIME – is “typical of...