Vatican City — Pope Francis has made the devotion to the Virgin Mary a new fixed celebration in the Roman Catholic calendar. The Vatican published a decree Saturday in which Francis declared that the Mary “Mother of the Church” feast would be celebrated on the Monday following Pentecost. This year,Continue Reading
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Moulovibazar – A sister of Mother Teresa was stabbed Tuesday in Bangladesh, but has decided not to file a complaint against the four assailants who seriously injured her. Sister M. Madeleine works in the “Homes for Malnutrition Center,” of the Catholic Church of Lokhipur, in the diocese of Sylhet. TheContinue Reading
Lahore: The family of Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman imprisoned now for nearly nine years on blasphemy charges has renewed hope that new pressures on the Pakistani government may lead to her release. Bibi’s husband Ashiq Masih, and her 18-year old daughter met with Pope Francis at the VaticanContinue Reading
Jerusalem: The Jerusalem church built at what many consider the holiest site in Christianity remained closed for a second day Tuesday to protest Israeli tax measures and a proposed law, leaving hundreds of disappointed and perplexed pilgrims locked outside. Christian leaders took the rare step of closing the Church ofContinue Reading
The restive Arakan state in northwest of Myanmar has been historically a boiling pot of ethnic conflictContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Lahore: The participants of the national consultation on ‘Women Doing Theology’ held in Lahore, Pakistan affirmed that “equal opportunities for men and women to participate in mission and witness are occasions to rejoice and celebrate the gift of togetherness and the life in its fullness.” TheContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Vienna — As part of the fifth anniversary of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Cetre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) is organizing a second high-level meeting of High-level Religious Leaders Joint Platform, 26-27 February 2018 in Hilton Stadtpark, Vienna. Some 600 delegates from international organizations andContinue Reading
The Colosseum, Rome’s most famous landmark, was on Saturday lit up in red to mark solidarity with people persecuted in foreign countries, particularly Pakistan, for their faith. The event at 6 p.m. on February 24 was the initiative of Aid to the Church in Need, the Pontifical Foundation that supportsContinue Reading
Jerusalem: Christian leaders on February 25 took the rare step of closing the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built at the site of Jesus’s burial in Jerusalem, to protest Israeli tax measures and a proposed property law. It was not immediately clear how long the closure of the church, announcedContinue Reading