Manila: In his first pastoral exhortation as head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao announced that the 2018 calendar will be dedicated to the clergy and consecrated persons. The year, he said, envisions that clergy and consecrated persons become “renewed” servant-leaders “who careContinue Reading

Panaji: Following resistance from the faithful in Sancoale and neighbouring villages to the Church’s decision to shift the venue of the feast of St Joseph Vaz from the sanctuary to the considerably larger site of the old Our Lady of Health Church, archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao after listening to theirContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, Odisha has appointed a priest to document and prepare dossier containing documents for Kandhamal martyrs. In his December 3 appointment letter, he named Father Purushottam Nayak for the said task. “It is ripe time now to collect the documents andContinue Reading

A Bangladeshi Catholic priest who was abducted in the north-east on Nov 27, ahead of the visit of Pope Francis to the country, was found alive in Sylhet city on Friday. Father Walter William Rozario is said to have fled from his kidnappers and got in touch with his family,Continue Reading