Brussels: U.S. communications expert Helen Osman has begun a four-year term as the new president of Signis, the World Catholic Association for Communication, based in Brussels. An internationally recognized journalist, writer and communications professional, Osman is the first woman and first North American to be president of Signis. She wasContinue Reading
An Indian bishop on Sunday urged young Catholics at the 7th Asian Youth Day in Indonesia to affirm their Christian identity by knowing Jesus and getting closer to Him. Celebrating the inaugural Mass of the preliminary “Days in the Dioceses” (DID) event in Palembang Archdiocese, Bishop Antonio Alwin Fernandes BarrettoContinue Reading
A new bishop has succeeded in the Diocese of Hong Kong in continental China. Coadjutor Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung of Hong Kong became bishop after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal John Tong Hon, who stepped down having reached the canonical retirement age of 75 three years ago. UnlikeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jakarta: The on-going 7th Asian Youth Day (AYD) in Indonesia is an occasion to enrich each other’s faith, says a delegate from the Philippines. “It is such a wonderful assembly of over 2000 delegates from 21 countries for the AYD. I am enjoying and learning howContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manila: Human trafficking as a form of slavery is a key concern for the church, says a top Vatican functionary. “There has never been as many people enslaved as there is now. There is an estimated 45 million people in the world in traffic even asContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Denpasar, Bali: Over 500 people attended the Second Denpasar Yoga Festival at Istana Taman Jepun, Renon, Denpasar, July 29-30. Denpasar is the capital of Bali, which is a Hindu-predominant Island, Indonesia. “The two-day event was to promote Yoga among local people. The other purpose was toContinue Reading
The 55-year old priest, who has been subjected to inquest proceeding, faces possible criminal violationsContinue Reading
Pope wanted to visited India and Bangladesh this yearContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Philippines (CBCP) launched a new forum to fight human trafficking in the country. Bishop Ruperto Cruz Santos of Balanga diocese and chairman of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ECMI) inaugurated the newly formed “CatholicContinue Reading
Rome — The “main obstacle” Pope Francis faces in implementing his agenda for the Church comes from “closure, if not hostility” from “a good part of the clergy, at levels both high and low,” stated an article in the Vatican’s semi-official newspaper L’Osservatore Romano on the weekend. Giulio Cirignano, anContinue Reading