Poland’s Catholic bishops have said they no longer have enough clergy to minister to Poles living abroad and urged emigrant Catholics to integrate more with the Church in other countries. “Even with a very large group of Polish priests, it isn’t possible to reach in a timely way every placeContinue Reading
The 41st national conference ended April 29Continue Reading
Shab-E-Baraat is seen as an occasion when the Almighty decides the fortunes of humans for the coming year.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thrissur: Fiat Mission, a Catholic lay missionary movement, has planned to distribute 33 million copies of the Holy Bible in different parts of the world by 2033. “Millions of people in India and world do not have the Word of God in their mother tongue. TheContinue Reading
Pope Francis has praised exorcisms as a ‘way to fight against evil’, battle against ‘seductions’ and ‘escape from the power of sin’ during his weekly address in Rome. In a powerful portrayal of the world as a constant, cosmic battle between good and bad, the pope urged Christians to ‘driveContinue Reading
Several educated and wealthy people in Gujarat have recently joined monastic lifeContinue Reading
Mexico: A Catholic priest was killed in the west-central Mexican state of Jalisco, the second priest murdered within one week in the country. Juan Miguel Contreras Garcia, 33, was performing the sacrament of penance on April 20 when attacked at a parish in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, on the outskirts ofContinue Reading
By Lijo Thomas Nagpur: Thousands of people on April 23 braved debilitating summer heat to attend the funeral of Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara in Nagpur. Cardinal Baselios Mar Cleemis, head of the Syro-Malankara Church, led the funeral Mass at St Francis de Sales Cathedral in Nagpur while Cardinal George Alencherry, headContinue Reading
Identical twins, Fathers Patrick and John O’Neill CSsR, were both present when the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened in 1932. But they have no memory of the momentous occasion: they were only six weeks old at the time. The 86 year-old brothers do remember, however, being ordained to the priesthoodContinue Reading
Vatican: On the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis ordained sixteen men to the priesthood, including eleven for the Diocese of Rome. In his homily, based on a pre-set formula for Masses of Ordination, the Holy Father called the new priests to not “grow tired of being merciful.”Continue Reading