By John L. Allen Rome, September 24, 2019: For almost a decade under St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, then-Monsignor Felix Machado was a primary architect of the Vatican’s inter-religious outreach, including putting together a star-studded 2002 summit of religious leaders in Assisi as a follow-up to JohnContinue Reading
By Adrija Bose Kathmandu, September 24, 2019: In 2015, when an earthquake hit Nepal, killing 9,000 people, women started to disappear. The survivors soon found without much choice, but to trust the promises of overseas work and education, that turned many into victims of trafficking. To their rescue came aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mananthavady, September 23, 2019: A community radio has played a crucial role in helping Kerala’s Wayanad constituency to register record polling in the last Lok Sabha elections. “Radio Mattoli” made relentless efforts to spread the message of the Festival of Democracy, a project of the ElectionContinue Reading
New Delhi, September 23, 2019: An idol is not necessary at a holy place, the Supreme Court suggested on September 23 during the arguments in the Ayodhya Ram Janambhoomi case. The deity can be in any form — even one without an idol, the court said on Day 29 ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, September 23, 2019: Christian activists joined national leaders to condemn the lynching of a tribal by alleged cow vigilantes in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. “This is the fourth Catholic Christian lynched in Jharkhand by self-styled gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes) about whom we knowContinue Reading
Vatican City, Sep 23, 2019: Pope Francis told an association of Italian Catholic news agencies Monday to stay close to the Magisterium and to use their work to distinguish what is good from what is evil. “To renew your harmony with the magisterium of the Church, I urge you toContinue Reading
Manila, September 23, 2019: In a low-key but historic event, the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints (Mormons), through its Family Search arm, recently turned over digitized Philippine Catholic Church records spanning four centuries to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The documents from 1614 to 2014Continue Reading
By Matters India reporter Vypin, September 23, 2019: A documentary film Sarvodayam Kurian has won the second prize at the Warsaw Film Festival. The film, “Athirukal Illtha Oral” (Man Beyond Boundaries) is directed by Arun Sivan was shown on September 22 at the 34th International Catholic Film and Multimedia FestivalContinue Reading
Colombo, September 23, 2019: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered a fresh inquiry into the Easter suicide bombings that killed at least 258 people after the Catholic Church voiced concerns that current probes are not independent. The government has blamed a local jihadi group, the National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ)Continue Reading
New Delhi, Sept. 22, 2019: Ever since the Amended Motor Vehicle Act has been notified, we are getting to see all kinds of challans being issued. However, as per some Delhi cab drivers, they are being penalized by the police for not carrying condoms in their first aid box. AndContinue Reading