Rome: An Iraqi priest who was forced to flee his village when the Islamic State seized the area in 2014 said the hardship and persecution Christians in Iraq have experienced has taught them what it really means to fully live out their faith. “What we have witnessed is a messageContinue Reading
Scotland’s Catholic church has launched its biggest recruitment drive for the priesthood in generations amid ongoing concerns over a rapidly ageing clergy. As the number of priests in parts of Scotland is predicted to drop by 100 in the next two decades, young men in parishes across the country willContinue Reading
Florida: A Florida priest murdered last year has appealed from beyond the grave for his alleged killer to be shown mercy. Reverend Rene Robert enshrined his opposition to the death penalty in a letter he wrote 22 years ago, in which he apparently foresaw his own killing. The Catholic priest’s noteContinue Reading
By : Valson Thampu The Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), now in its 29th week-long session in Bhopal, could not have chosen for its focus a more relevant and crucial issue than the drift and disarray of families at the present time. It is a foundational issue.Continue Reading
By : Saramma Emmanuel Bhopal: Catholic Church in India began to seriously ponder over revitalizing Catholic families after separate studies found only a “minority of people support the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage” in the 29th plenary assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) which began inContinue Reading