Pope Francis has admitted that clerics have sexually abused nuns, and in one case they were kept as sex slaves. He said in that case his predecessor, Pope Benedict, was forced to shut down an entire congregation of nuns who were being abused by priests. It is thought to beContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Feb. 5, 2019: The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council has published a set of guidelines for the protection of minors and ‘vulnerable adults’ from sexual abuse and assault in the Church and Church controlled organizations. Reporting sexual offence cases to concerned authorities, cooperating in the investigation,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Feb. 5, 2019: Over 8,000 students from 65 schools in the national capital on Feb. 5 marched at Connaught Place to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene. On Menstrual Hygiene Day Period Fest ’19, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia flagged off the Pad ‘Yatra’ at Central Park in ConnaughtContinue Reading
Pope Francis concludes landmark three-day visit to the UAE by holding mass attended by around 135,000 Catholics.
Prayagraj, Feb. 4, 2019: According to the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the highest body of the country’s akharas (a sect of seers), it is estimated that over 10,000 men and women are taking Deeksha (initiation) and becoming Naga sadhus this Kumbh. Many of whom have degrees in Engineering, ManagementContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi, Feb. 4, 2019: Pope Francis, the first leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics to visit the Arabian Peninsula, will attend an interfaith meeting in the UAE on Monday as part of his outreach to Muslims. The pontiff arrived in a modest black Kia at Abu Dhabi’s presidentialContinue Reading
North Korea, Feb. 4, 2019: There is a “good chance” of reaching a deal on North Korean nuclear disarmament, President Donald J. Trump said on Sunday. The president said the date and place of a second summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un had been agreed. But the plightContinue Reading
Manila, Feb. 4, 2019: A man suspected of helping two suicide bombers carry out the deadly twin blasts on the small Philippine island of Jolo has surrendered, security officials announced on Feb 4. Kammah Pae and four other supposed operatives of the Abu Sayyaf – a gang of self-styled IslamicContinue Reading
Vatican, Feb 3: The Catholic Church has been too slow coming to terms with the sexual abuse of women – particularly women religious – by priests, the editor of the Vatican newspaper’s women’s magazine has said. Although scandalous, the delay in recognising the problem is not surprising for an “ecclesiasticalContinue Reading
James Massola Bangkok, Feb. 4, 2019: Mick Kelly remembers the phone call from his friend in Pakistan as if it was yesterday. “He asked me to help out this one guy who was fleeing Pakistan, and on his way to Bangkok. That was more than five years ago,” Kelly recalls.Continue Reading