Lindau, Germany. Aug. 23, 2019: In a joint statement issued by Religions for Peace leaders from India’s neighbours Myanmar and Bangladesh holding Track II Consultations on the Rohingya refugee problem affecting their two countries endorsed the bilateral agreement at the Religion for Peace (RfP) 10th World Assembly held in Lindau,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 20, 2019: Lady Diana wanted to be involved in a Mother Teresa project for AIDS patients in Calcutta. And Prince Charles felt a certain kinship with India because he was “conceived” a few months after India’s independence, two letters written separately by the former British royal coupleContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Yangon, August 15, 2019: Ahead of the upcoming general elections Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has launched a heart wrenching appeal to the people and its military leaders on the feast of Mother Mary’s Assumption, August 15. Assumption symbolic of freedom celebrates the liberation of the MotherContinue Reading
Colombo, August 14, 2019: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has renewed calls for an independent and impartial inquiry into the Easter Sunday attacks as a matter of urgency and appealed for support from the government. In an August 13 statement signed by 14 bishops, the CBCSL said,Continue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 13, 2019: Pope Francis has offered prayers and condolences for the victims of monsoon flooding in India that has left more than 150 people dead. “Deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of life in the monsoons of recent days in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and GujaratContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Medan, August 11, 2019: Four religious leaders underscored that the fullness of life, dignity of creation, forgiveness, and reconciliation form the essence of the values and ethos of all four major Asian religions – Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. In a special session focused on ‘Reconciliation,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Medan, August 11, 2019: An official of Catholic Church in Asia has urged a gathering of theologians to help theology serve the people of the region. “We need to place our theology at the feet of the people of Asia,” Father Clarence Devadass, executive Secretary ofContinue Reading
AGAT, Aug.9, 2019: Walter Denton wanted to grow up to be just like Father Tony Apuron, until the night he says the parish priest raped him in a church rectory. The pastor sent the sobbing 13-year-old altar boy away with a warning: “If you say anything to anybody, no oneContinue Reading
Vatican City, August 8, 2019: Pope Francis has appointed Dominican Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney to the Congregation for Oriental Churches. The Vatican announced his appointment to the congregation on August 7, following on from previous Congregation member and former Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart. The congregation is responsible forContinue Reading
Aug. 6, 2019: The president of Turkey presided at the groundbreaking for a new church in the country, the first to be built in nearly 100 years. Turkey’s population is overwhelmingly Muslim, but the government is officially nonsectarian. The Syriac Orthodox of Mor Efrem will be constructed just outside Istanbul.Continue Reading