New York, Nov. 30, 2018: One of the most famous songs of Christmas was celebrated Nov. 27 as it approaches its 200th anniversary, with a concert at the New York City church where “Silent Night” is believed to have been sung in the United States for the first time andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kathmandu, Nov. 29, 2018: The Republic of Nepal and the Universal Peace Federation are jointly organizing the Asia Pacific Leadership Summit 2018 in Kathmandu amid controversy over the Christian funding partner involvement with a state involvement. The November 30 to December 3 Asia-Pacific Summit 2018 willContinue Reading
Rome, Nov. 28, 2018: Three Claretian missionaries have been kidnapped in the Anglophone region in southwest Cameroon. They are Fathers Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang and Placide Muntong along with a seminarian from the congregation officially known as the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. They were kidnapped onContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov 27, 2018: The Catholic Bishops of the Central African Republic have launched an appeal to observe December 2 as a “Day of Lamentation and Prayer” in memory of the many victims of violence in the nation. 1 December: Day of Mourning In a communiqué the Bishops’ ConferenceContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov. 27, 2018: Filomena Lamberti was lying at home asleep when her now ex-husband threw acid over her face disfiguring her for life. It was the vicious culmination of what had been a troubled marriage to her husband known as “GV” for more than there decades. This hadContinue Reading
Rome, Nov. 25, 2018: Even in the Eternal City, it’s not often you see cloistered nuns outside the confines of their monasteries. Yet the black veils of over 300 women religious who have chosen a life of prayer and solitude filled the great hall of the Pontifical Lateran University inContinue Reading
Rome, Nov. 25, 2018: Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago and Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta are among those Pope Francis appointed Nov. 23 to the organizing committee for next February’s meeting of presidents of bishops’ conferences to discuss the protection of minors in the Church. In a statement released onContinue Reading
Dhaka, Nov. 25, 2018: Professor Farida Adib Khanam, principal of Gonoshasthaya Samaj Vittik Medical College, has been awarded Mother Teresa Gold Medal 2018. She received the award at a function held in Dhaka on November 20 by Bishwa Manabadhikar Foundation for her contribution to education and health services, said aContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov. 25, 2018: Pope Francis named the Vatican’s top sex abuse investigator and a close U.S. ally to an organizing committee for a February abuse prevention summit that has grown even more high stakes after the Holy See blocked U.S. bishops from taking action to address the scandal.Continue Reading
Cameroon, Nov 23: The Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region, where separatists are waging an armed insurgency, said it suspected the army of killing a Kenyan priest two days ago. Cosmos Omboto Ondari, a 33-year-old cleric, was shot dead on Nov 21 at a church in Kembong parishContinue Reading