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Nun Says Police Beating Helped Her Appreciate Her Faith BRIEFLY
Sister Selma says the beating on other churches in this the bishops in India’s 160 CHINESE BISHOP MOVED
she endured at the hands of southern Indian state. dioceses coming from the TO HOUSE ARREST
policemen has helped her region. These Catholics are
During the past month, Hindu The Chinese bishop
appreciate the persecution her the descendants of people
militants in Karnataka have arrested on the last day
forefathers suffered for their who withstood persecution
vandalized churches and prayer of the Olympics has been
Catholic faith. The Bethany under Tipu Sultan (1750-
halls, destroyed bibles, prayer returned to his residence,
nun and eight other members 1799), a Muslim ruler.
books, crosses and crucifixes, where he is being held
of her congregation were
and desecrated the Blessed “Our Catholic community under house arrest. The
among some 40 women injured
Sacrament. Hindu radical grew up amid persecutions, U.S.based Cardinal Kung
on Sept. 15 when policemen
groups accuse Christians of crises and captivity,” Sister foundation reported that
baton-charged Catholics at
converting Hindus through Selma told UCA News Bishop Jia Zhiguo of the
two separate gatherings in
force and allurement. on Sept. 17 as she tried to underground Church of
Mangalore, Karnataka state.
The Catholic men and women rise from her hospital bed. Zhengding, Heibei, was
Mangalore is the heart of a
were protecting their churches The nun, who is in her 50s, returned to his home at
Catholic community that plays
from attack by Hindu fanatics sustained back and leg Christ the King Cathedral
a major role in the Church in
while protesting earlier attacks injuries. (UCAN) on Thursday. The bishop
India, with nearly one-third of
was detained -- his 12th
Vietnamese gang ransacks Catholic chapel arrest since 2004 -- on
Aug. 24.
as police stand by Now in his home, he
The simmering property “The gang yelled out slogans
continues under 24-hour
disputes between the Catholic threatening to kill priests,
surveillance and is isolated
Church and the Vietnamese religious, faithful and even our
from the priests and
government were again archbishop,” the monastery’s
faithful of the diocese, the
aggravated on Sunday when superior clergyman wrote.
Cardinal Kung foundation
a Hanoi official accused Father Matthew Vu continued, informed. It is not yet clear
the Archbishop of Hanoi saying “everything happened how the bishop was treated
of inciting riots, making clearly in front of a large during his days held by the
false allegations against the one priest called a “sort of number of officials, police, police. (Zenit.org)
government, ridiculing the law, terrorism” against the Catholic security personnel, anti-riot
and disrespecting the nation. faithful, the gang ransacked the police, and mobile police MASS IS MEDICINE FOR
Meanwhile late Sunday night, building, destroying statues and – those who are in charge of UNFORGIVING SOULS,
a street gang made a second books while shouting threats keeping security and safety
against the lives of clergy and
SAYS POPE
attack upon a chapel at Thai Ha in the region. “But they did
Church with no interference religious, Catholic faithful, and nothing to protect us,” he For apologies that are
from nearby police. In what the Archbishop of Hanoi. charged. (CNA) hard to accept and
people that are hard to
Church Helps Bihar Flood Victims forgive, the Mass is the
key to opening our souls
Church people are bringing aid News on Sept. 4. It assigned
to homeless, hungry and sick Caritas to work in the three to reconciliation, says
victims of heavy flooding that districts of Madhepura, Purnea Benedict XVI. The Pope
has affected millions in the and Saharsa. said this on 21st, when
eastern Indian state of Bihar. he celebrated a Mass and
“So our main focus would be dedicated the altar at the
Caritas India is providing food,
these districts,” Thomas said, and Purnea dioceses, which are Cathedral of Albano,
medicine, temporary shelter adding that Caritas has “some Caritas India’s local partners near the papal summer
material and essential household
500 volunteers” who are helping in getting aid to the flood residence at Castel
items for the affected people, said
270,000 people, most of them victims. Caritas is providing Gandolfo.
Xavier Thomas, who coordinates women and children, by reaching medical support, food, health
the Catholic social-service out to 54,000 families. He said “How can we present
and sanitation materials to
agency’s programs in Bihar. Caritas plans to provide these people ourselves divided and far
the affected people, who are
from each other at God’s
The government has set up dry food rations for a month. trying to survive in relief
altar,” the Holy Father
relief camps and entrusted The worst affected areas in the camps and villages, despite
Said. (Zenit.org)
them to voluntary agencies, he northern part of the state are “losing almost everything.”
explained, speaking to UCA covered by Bettiah, Muzaffarpur (UCAN)
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