Pope Francis signed a rescript adding four more members to the group of cardinal bishops in the College of Cardinals. They are: Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 63, Vatican secretary of state; Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 74, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches; Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, 74, prefect ofContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) discourages Catholic priests to carry firearms. These recent days, the news has reported a good number of Catholic priests asking for a permit from the Philippine National Police (PNP) that they are allowed to carry firearms as, duringContinue Reading
By Paterno Esmaquel II MANILA, Philippines – Leading bishops of the Catholic Church criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for calling God stupid, as they issued rare statements that singled out the chief executive who now faces rising public outrage. How can he be a President for all Filipinos if he doesContinue Reading
A Vatican court has found Mgr Carlo Alberto Capella, a former staff member at the Vatican nunciature in Washington, guilty of possessing and distributing child pornography. Judge Giuseppe Della Torre, head of the tribunal of the Vatican City State, delivered the verdict on June 23, and sentenced Mgr Capella toContinue Reading
Couples for Christ is a lay Catholic movement dedicated to familiesContinue Reading
Geneva: Pope Francis vowed Thursday to seek deeper “unity” between the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths as he arrived in Geneva, a centre of Protestantism, amid Christianity’s waning influence in Europe. Pope touched down in Geneva, the home of French Protestant reformist Jean Calvin, shortly after 10:00 am (0800Continue Reading
A Catholic priest is telling the British House of Lords of the benefits of yoga to mark International Yoga Day 2018 on June 21. Fr Joe Pereira told AsiaNews that he has been practicing Iyengar Yoga for 50 years, adding that his Kripa Foundation has used it “to help in the rehabilitationContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Tupas MANILA, Philippines — Over 200 priests and preachers from other religious denominations want to carry firearms, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said. The PNP received requests for the permit to carry firearms outside residence (PTCFOR) from 188 Catholic priests and 58 ministers, preachersContinue Reading
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