Modi to join Catholics to celebrate new saints
2015-02-12
The prime minister will open the concluding sessionContinue Reading
Catholic priest falls into grave at burial in Brazil
2015-02-12
No one was seriously hurtContinue Reading
CRI Odisha to undertake outreach programmes in Kandhamal
2015-02-12
Bhubaneswar—The Conference of Religious India (CRI)-Odisha regional unit has decided to undertake outreach programmes to mark the Year of Concreted Life declared by Pope Francis. Besides some renewal programmes for its members of the region, CRI Odisha has planned to do something concretely as a region in memory of theContinue Reading
Rumor of assassination attempt on Pope Francis ‘unreliable’
2015-02-12
Vatican City – Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi told journalists Tuesday that rumors circulating about a possible assassination attempt on Pope Francis during his visit to the Philippines are unfounded. “In the last few days there’s been talk of this hypothesis of an assassination attempt during the trip to theContinue Reading
Priest’s Drop Box saves hundreds
2015-02-12
Seoul – In Seoul, the capital of South Korea, hundreds of infants are abandoned on the streets every year. The problem became so severe that one Korean pastor decided to take unprecedented action. It’s a story that’s now the subject of an award-winning documentary by film maker Brian Ivie, whichContinue Reading
Holy Land pilgrimage aims to revitalize priests’ ministry
2015-02-12
Jerusalem – An upcoming twenty-day Holy Land pilgrimage for priests and religious aims at being a renewal program to help them become more effective in ministry, according to one of the pilgrimage’s coordinators. “The main highlights of the program are a thorough orientation by Biblical experts, a detailed pilgrimage inContinue Reading
Mediterranean tragedy kills thousands
2015-02-12
More than 3,200 people have died in the last year attempting to reach Italy by boat from North AfricaContinue Reading
Ousted “Bling Bishop” makes soft landing in Vatican
2015-02-11
Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst will begin working next month as a “delegate” at the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New EvangelizationContinue Reading
Iraq needs U.S. boots on the ground
2015-02-11
This is to prevent the “genocide” of Christians and other minorities by Islamic State militantsContinue Reading