Vatican City: Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as a new member of the Vatican body that supports the Eastern Catholic Churches throughout the world. The cardinal is the sole addition to the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, which also assists the Latin-rite Catholic dioceses of the MiddleContinue Reading

Rome: The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples has honored an Indian Claretian priest for his two decades of service. Father Joseph Koonamparampil received insignia of honor from Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the congregation. The occasion also marked the Father Koonamparampil’s golden jubilee in the Claretian congregation. TheContinue Reading