As Qatar gets ready to host the 2022 World Cup, it is pushing back against allegations of worker exploitation. Media reports that just before the International Labour Organization (ILO) decides whether or not to investigate Qatar for abuses, the country has signed 36 worker protection agreements with countries that provideContinue Reading
The Lord’s calling came very early for Fr. Bonifacio “Ted” Sarte Lopez VI, who was recently installed as the youngest parish priest in Rome, Italy. Lopez, 47, who was born in Sta. Cruz village here, will give pastoral care to the faithful in Saints Elizabeth and Zacchary Church in RomeContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Six influential US Senators have urged secretary of state Rex Tillerson to designate Pakistan as a “country of particular concern” on the issue of religious freedom violation, saying its discriminatory laws continue to result in prosecution of individuals due to their faith. Senators Bob Menendez, Marco Rubio, Chris Coons,Continue Reading
Taipei: A sea of rainbow flags and glitzy costumes filled downtown Taipei on Saturday as tens of thousands marched in Asia’s largest gay pride parade, the first since Taiwan’s top court ruled in favour of gay marriage. The island looks set to become the first place in Asia to legaliseContinue Reading
Five Sudanese Christians arrested, but later released, last Sunday on 22 October have now been charged with causing sound pollution through overly loud church services. The five church leaders – Ayouba Telyan, Abdelbagi Tutu, Ali El Hakim, Ambarator Hamad and Haibil Ibrahim – were summoned to court yesterday morning (26 October), but immediatelyContinue Reading
The experience with Francis lifted the astronauts’ perspective of life on EarthContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: The Climate Change Desk (CCD) and the Office of Human Development (OHD) of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) in collaboration with FABC Central Secretariat, Hong Kong and the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT) are organizingContinue Reading
Washington: Pro-life advocates have made a lot of progress changing hearts and minds for life in the past decade. From 2008 to 2014, the abortion rate dropped a full 25 percent, according to a new report in the American Journal of Public Health. Looking at data from the federal government andContinue Reading
More than one third are children susceptible to violence whose births have not been registeredContinue Reading
The number of Catholics in the world increased by 12.5 million in 2015 to a total of nearly 1.3 billion people. Figures reported by the Fides News Service show an increase on all continents, except Europe. Africa saw 7.4 million new Catholics, North and South America 4.8 million, Asia 1.6Continue Reading