Indonesia unveils world’s tallest Jesus statue - UCA News
Sep 20, 2024 · Indonesia has inaugurated the world’s tallest statue of Jesus at a tourist site in the North Sumatra province. The 61-meter-high Jesus Christ the Savior statue is located on Sibeabea Hill, near Toba Lake in Samosir Regency.
Measuring one’s Catholicity in the Philippines - UCA News
Nov 19, 2024 · More than a year ago, a political commentator argued that Catholicism was in steep decline in the Philippines as evidenced by the apparent lack of religious fervor during Holy Week. He further claimed that the country’s former president, Rodrigo Duterte, demystified the Catholic Church with his tirades against it, its leaders, and its teachings.
Luce and her friends, and our own pilgrimage - UCA News
Nov 5, 2024 · The Vatican recently unveiled the 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, together with her friends, Fe, Xin, and Sky, and her dog, Santino, and guardian angel.
‘Walking pilgrimage’ to St. Francis Xavier binds faiths in India
Nov 19, 2024 · Marking this year's exposition of the relics, a team of 1,500 men and women comprising "Catholics, Protestants, Hindus and Muslims will cover about 200 kilometers on foot from different parishes and villages in Maharashtra to Old Goa,” Catholic Guru Santaji, co-founder of the Old Goa Padayatra (walking pilgrimage), told UCA News.. Jesuit Father Swami Prabhudhar joined Santaji as he spoke ...
Hindu and Christian artists celebrate legacy of St.Francis Xavier
Nov 18, 2024 · Cardinal Ferrao said the exhibitions of sacred and secular art by people of different creeds served as a cultural and political canvas. It intended to present religious tolerance and harmony in the former Portuguese colony.
Christian programs violate student rights, Seoul school told
Oct 21, 2024 · A privately run Christian school in the South Korean capital, Seoul, has been accused of violating students’ rights for its in-class worship programs and choir competitions. Student Human Rights Education Center, attached to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, urged an unnamed Christian high school to allow students the freedom to join or stay out of religious activities, the Korea ...
Human rights in a difficult country - UCA News
Dec 12, 2024 · Indian supporters of Palestine hold watermelon slices during an anti-Israel protest on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, at the Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Dec. 10. The watermelons were displayed as a symbolic representation of Palestine with the colors of its flag. (Photo: AFP) One ...
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Oct 15, 2024 · The Diocese of Ilagan was created on Jan. 31, 1970. It was canonically erected on May 12, 1970, with the Most Rev. Francisco R. Cruses, D.D as its first Bishop.
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All the world’s a screen - UCA News
Dec 16, 2024 · All the world’s a screen, and all the men and women merely voyeurs. When historians of culture write about the latter part of the 20 th century, they will probably be astonished at the role of the two small screens found today in virtually every urban home: the TV screen which brings the world into my bedroom; and the computer screen which connects my work to the distant world.