UCA News Summary of Second Week of April 2020

In the Catholic world, there has been some plain talk from the Vatican. Pope Francis has accused some European leaders of embracing Hitler-style populism. Church leaders across many countries welcomed the release of Australian 78-year-old Cardinal George Pell who served 400 days of his sentence after being convicted of sexually abusing two choir boys in 1996. People in jails in Asian countries are becoming easy prey to the Covid-19 pandemic. China has relaxed a crackdown on unofficial religious groups amid the intense fight against the virus. In Bombay archdiocese, Catholics can be cremated instead of buried. Economies of Asian countries are collapsing faster than expected. Presented by John Laurenson and produced by Binu Alex