Indian Church gets new official for tribal affairs
2017-07-04
Father Nicholas Barla replaces Father Stanislaus TirkeyContinue Reading
Jesuit prelate heads Congregation for Doctrine of Faith
2017-07-04
Vatican: Pope Francis has chosen Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer as the new prefect for the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). The Jesuit bishop succeeds Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s who completed his term .“The Holy Father Francis thanked His Eminence Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller at the conclusion ofContinue Reading
1,600-year-old basilica found underwater in Turkey
2017-07-02
The remains of a 1,600-year-old Byzantine basilica have been discovered at the site of the Councils of Nicaea, at the bottom of a lake in northwest Turkey. “We have found church remains. It is in a basilica plan and has three naves,” said Mustafa Şahin, an archaeology professor at BursaContinue Reading
A Kerala church where liturgy is in Tulu
2017-06-30
It is the only Catholic church where services are conducted in Tulu language for the past 100 yearsContinue Reading
Arunachal Church hopes for first martyr saints
2017-06-30
The martyrdom of French missionaries, Fathers Nicolas-Michel Krick and Augustin-Etienne Bourry, could be recognized by the VaticanContinue Reading
How Church helps Christians’ return to Aleppo
2017-06-28
Aleppo, Syria: Christians who fled Aleppo because of the four year battle for the city are now returning, and in the face of such challenges as poverty, destruction, and a shortages of basic goods, they persevere with the help of the local Church. Fr. Ibrahim Alsabagh, a Franciscan priest in theContinue Reading
Swedish Christian kids can no longer say ‘Amen’
2017-06-28
A Christian preschool in Sweden has banned children from saying grace at mealtimes, talking about the Bible, or saying “Amen”. The decision to forbid children at the school in Umea to engage in religious practices was reached after a school inspection. The municipality’s supervisors in charge of education noted thatContinue Reading
British author calls abuse of Pope ‘satanic’
2017-06-28
Stephen Walford challenges dubia cardinalsContinue Reading
Hundreds attend seminary rector’s funeral in Odisha
2017-06-26
Father Vadackumkara died of a massive heart attack on June 22Continue Reading
Hoverboard has Catholic nun flying high
2017-06-25
Bauge, France: 78 year old Sister Fabienne, a nun from the commune of Bauge, in western France, dressed in her habit has become an internet sensation after being spotted floating into a polling station on board a hoverboard. The French Catholic nun looked in total control of her unusual choiceContinue Reading