The planned appearance of Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi is huge news. More than 140,000 people are expected to make the trip to Zayed Sports City on Tuesday, February 5 for a papal mass with the head of the Catholic church. Now, the UAE government has announced that private sectorContinue Reading
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Pope Francis has said he opposes making priestly celibacy optional, however he may consider allowing married men to be ordained priests in remote areas. Speaking to journalists on the flight back from World Youth Day, the Pope said he would not allow optional celibacy in the Latin Church in aContinue Reading
By Elizabeth Sangeetha Paul Kolkata, Jan. 29, 2019: Sujata Chiti, an ordinary village dalit woman in her mid-30s, is vibrant women leader in 24 Parganas (South) district of West Bengal. She has mobilized around 1000 Dalit women and takes care of the issue of Rights and intervenes when there isContinue Reading
Narakal, Jan. 29, 2019: A documentary film, almost 3 years in the making, features the life and times of legendary Gandhian Sarvodayam Kurian of Vypin Island in Ernakulam district of Kerala. The film entitled Man Beyond Boundaries had its world premiere at Majestic Multiplex Theatre Narakal, January 28. Member ofContinue Reading
Islamabad, Jan. 29, 2019: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on January 29 upheld the acquittal of a Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy.’’ The apex court also dismissed a petition filed by Islamists who have called for her execution. “On merit, this petition is dismissed,”Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Jan. 29, 2019: The gutsy fighter, the dynamite man of yesteryears, is no more, having just passed on with two fat ladies (tambola language) at 88. I first met George Bhai in July 1990, when he was the Railway Minister in the Vajpayee cabinet. I had justContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manila, Jan. 29, 2019: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has condemned the bomb blasts in a Philippines church that killed more than 20 people and wounded 100. The bomb blasts took place on January 27 at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in BarangayContinue Reading
PANAMA CITY, Panama – As was widely expected, Lisbon, Portugal has been selected to host the next World Youth Day, which is slated to take place in July 2022. “Nos vemos en Portugal,” declared Cardinal Kevin Farrell at Sunday’s closing World Youth Day Mass, the pope’s final event with pilgrims. FarrellContinue Reading
Sandino, Cuba : Parishioners wiped away tears and gave thanks to God as the first Roman Catholic church built since the 1959 Cuban revolution opened its doors on Saturday. “To see this finished is like coming out of the night into the day,” said Rev. Cirilo Castro, the Cuban priestContinue Reading