By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, March 20, 2019: ‘Christians’, the supposed followers of Christ are on a fasting spree, as it is Lent, around which time Christ’s crucifixion and subsequent resurrection are prayerfully observed. It is common practice for them to put on sack cloth and confine themselves to ashesContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar. 20, 2019: “Nutrition: our right”, is the theme of the Lenten campaign of Caritas India for 2019. Caritas India, the charitable arm of the Catholic Church of India, has launched a Lenten campaign against hunger by creating an awareness among people regarding solidarity, food security, medical careContinue Reading
Lahore, Mar. 20, 2019: A student stabbed a college professor to death on March 20 in eastern Pakistan, apparently upset over a planned party with women that he considered un-Islamic. Khalid Hameed, an English professor at the Government Sadiq Egerton College in Bahawalpur, was preparing for the farewell party whenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Tura, March 20, 2019: A Catholic priest accused of molesting a woman in a bus in Meghalaya state has been granted bail. However, Fransalian Father Biju Joseph was suspended from all priestly duties by Bishop Andrew R Marak of Tura, taking note of media reports aboutContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar. 20, 2019: A Panchkula special court on March 20 acquitted four people including Swami Aseemanand for the firebombing of the Samjhauta Express in 2007. As many as 68 people – 42 of them Pakistani passengers – were killed in the attack when the bi-weekly train, connecting DelhiContinue Reading
Fr Robin Gomes Vatican City, Mar. 20, 2019: With the worst water crisis hitting the Philippine capital in a decade, the Archbishop of Manila is urging for prayers for rain. “We are currently facing a water crisis. Experts reported that we are experiencing a mild El Nino,” wrote Cardinal LuisContinue Reading
By Sarrah Do women need men to conquer the world? It is famously said that there is a woman behind every successful man but only women by themselves behind these successful women. Mother Teresa was an ambassador for the power of unconditional love. As the founder of Missionaries of CharityContinue Reading
Astana, March 20, 2019: The bishops’ conference of Kazakhstan has issued a statement of support for Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, apostolic nuncio to that country. The Indian prelate has recently been accused of financial and personal misconduct during his time of service as the Vatican’s chief diplomat at the United Nations.Continue Reading
Nairobi, Mar 19, 2019: — Government and aid agency officials sounded the alarm on March 19 after flights over a vast area of wreckage wrought by Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe, Malawi and especially Mozambique spurred fears of a massive human toll. That toll is already in the hundreds across theContinue Reading
Paris, Mar. 19, 2019: Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted of failing to report sexual abuse charges, said on Mar. 19 that Pope Francis had turned down his offer to resign but had suggested he stand aside “for a while”. Barbarin, who is appealing his guilty verdict, saidContinue Reading