Bangkok, Oct. 30, 2019: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT) has announced that the welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis, who is scheduled to visit Thailand from November 19 to 23, will be arranged in a simple and dignified manner. On October 28, the CBCT Deputy Secretary-General, Mercier Vissanu Thanya–Anan,Continue Reading
Rome, Oct. 29, 2019: Representatives from the Catholic and Orthodox churches and the Muslim and Jewish faiths signed a joint declaration at the Vatican reaffirming each religion’s clear opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. They also encouraged promoting palliative care so that dying patients could receive the best, most comprehensiveContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Oct. 30, 2019: About one fifth of the entire Indian population are members of “scheduled castes” – known as Dalits, and formally known as the “untouchables” – and one priest says that despite laws meant to help them, they still face a “permanent stigma.” India has institutedContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Guwahati, October 30, 2019 — A book entitled ‘Pregnancy and Pregnancy Care Practice – the lived experience of the Bodos’ authored by Assistant Professor at Department of Sociology Dr. Jacob Islary was officially launched today, 29th October 2019 by Vice Chancellor, Assam Don Bosco University Fr. (Dr.)Continue Reading
Kochi, October 28, 2019: The authorities on Monday failed to implement a court order directing to facilitate entry of Orthodox faction priests and followers into a church in Kothamangalam to offer prayers following strong resistance from Jacobite faction priests and faithful. The Orthodox faction priests and followers withdrew from theContinue Reading
Vatican City, Oct. 29. 2019: Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive isn’t so secret after all. Francis on Monday officially changed the name of the Holy See archive to remove what he said were the “negative” connotations of having “secret” in its name. From now on, theContinue Reading
By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Oct 28, 2019: A South Carolina Catholic priest has denied Holy Communion to Joe Biden on October 27, because of the US presidential candidate’s support for legal abortion. Father Robert Morey, pastor of St. Anthony Catholic Church in the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, deniedContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Bilaspur, Oct 29, 2019: The Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, along with some officials of the local Dr. C. V. Raman university in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, showed an altruistic way of celebrating the Diwali, the festival of lights. They visited the homes of the elderly and gave themContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Indore, October 29, 2019: The nine dioceses of Madhya Pradesh, central India organized a three-day “Bible convention” in Indore, October 25-27. Amidst special prayers and high Mass, the Christian community ended the state level eight annual convention of Bible fest in a grand manner on NovContinue Reading
By Mumtaz Alam New Delhi, Oct 29, 2019: A group of Christian leaders on October 29 demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give representation to their community in his cabinet and order the police agencies to stop violence against the community in the country. They also demanded withdrawal of anti-conversionContinue Reading