By Elvis Fernandes Pilar (Goa), Aug 9, 2022: The Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, commonly known as the Society of Pilar, has elected Father Nazareth Rosario Fernandes as the 19th superior general of the Goa-based congregation. The election was held on August 6 during the congregation’s 20thContinue Reading
By F M Britto Raipur, Aug 8, 2022: For nearly 45 years, a frail Catholic priest with long hair and beard and dressed in a white dhoti and yellow kurta with a thin white shawl used to move about in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. However, these days, theContinue Reading
Canterbury, August 7, 2022: In ecumenical discussions at the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England, Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, has said that most Anglicans recognize the pope as “the father of the Church in the West.” Welby said that he is “not proud” of the level of progress made inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 7, 2022: Pope Francis has raised five Servants of God, including an Indian mystic nun, to the status of Venerable, the second stage in the canonization process. The Pope on August 5 recognized the martyrdom of a Ukranian priest and approved him forContinue Reading
Kent, Aug 7, 2022: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has told a top Anglican conference that he dreams of Christian unity. Cardinal Tagle, a Filipino, said he dreams of this reality, this home for the Church today, united as a humanContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, August 6, 2022: The National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) on August 6 opened its Odisha chapter to address triple discrimination faced by the community in the eastern Indian state. “Dalit Christians are discriminated triple times based on their caste, religion, and poverty. They are discriminated againstContinue Reading
By Shane Alliew Sharjah, August 6, 2022: There’s the original and then there’s the hand tried at reproducing a spinoff of the original. Running at 145 minutes, directed by Anees Bazmee and starring Tabu, Kartik Aryaan and Kiara Advani, Bhool Bhuliyaa 2 is made on a budget of 900 millionContinue Reading
Bhopal, Aug 4, 2022: A group of cow vigilantes has attacked a truck in suspicion of cattle smuggling that left a 50-year-old man dead and two others gravely wounded in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The incident occurred at around 12.30 am on the intervening night of AugustContinue Reading
Rome, Aug 4, 2022: Pope Francis has promoted a Vatican nurse whom he credited with saving his life to be his “personal health care assistant.” The Vatican announced the appointment of Massimiliano Strappetti in a one-line statement issued August 4. Strappetti, the nursing coordinator of the Vatican’s health department, accompaniedContinue Reading
By Celine Paramundayil Bhopal, Aug 2, 2022: Pope Francis gave a message on New Year’s Day centered around the theme of motherhood and women. Since mothers bestow life and keep the world together, he urged the end of violence against women. He said: Let us all make greater efforts toContinue Reading
