By: Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City: On Saturday, April 21 Pope Francis named five new consultors of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, including three female academics and two priests. The women are Dr. Linda Ghisoni, professor of canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University; Dr. Michelina Tenance, professorContinue Reading
Nabi Tajima became the oldest woman in Japan in September 2015.Continue Reading
Mexico City: A Mexican priest has been stabbed to death in his parish, the latest attack on clergy in the heavily Catholic country. Father Ruben Alcantara Diaz, 50, was attacked April 18, just prior to the 6:30 p.m. Mass at Our Lady of Carmen Parish in Cuautitlan Izcalli, the DioceseContinue Reading
Vatican City: On Wednesday Pope Francis said that to make the sign of the cross is to mark ourselves as Christians, and that it is something we should do often to remind ourselves that we belong to God. “The cross is the badge that shows who we are: our speaking,Continue Reading
Sister Patricia Fox of the Notre Dame de Sion sisters was taken into custody on April 16.Continue Reading
At least two people were killed and five others wounded when unidentified men opened fire on worshippers exiting a church after the Sunday service in Quetta on April 15. The bike-borne assailants targeted the church in Essa Nagri area of the city, Express Tribune reported. Two people were killed inContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila: This has been the principle of helping and empowering the poor an as anti-poverty eradication strategy for most dioceses in the Philippines, South East Asia. Repeated small or big acts of goodness towards neighbor bring hope, love, and fullness of life, especially to the poor, saysContinue Reading
Among the new Venerables are 3 priests and 5 nuns: an Indian, a Spanish, a Portuguese, a Canadian and 4 ItaliansContinue Reading
By Siddhant Mohan A 13-member delegation from India was detained at the Israeli border on Wednesday while on its way to visit Ramallah, the headquarters of Palestinian National Authorities or PLO. The delegation comprised of Navaid Hamid, the president of All India Majlis-e-Mushawarat; Mohammad Salim, Communist Party leader and theContinue Reading
Buenos Aires: Before discovering their vocations, Fr. Javier Olivera and Sister Marie de la Sagesse were engaged and planning their wedding. God had other plans. Speaking to ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish language sister agency, Fr. Olivera said that they both grew up in Catholic families and that “our parents knewContinue Reading