Bangui, May 29, 2022: The National Assembly of the Central African Republic has passed a law to abolish the death penalty. It now awaits the endorsement by President Faustin Archange Touadéra. The last official execution in the Central African Republic took place in 1981. In the intervening period, the justiceContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 29, 2022: The Jesuits and their collaborators in India have launched a law-partnership firm to bring justice to the deprived and oppressed. “Our mission is to access justice with unimpeachable integrity and persistent competency, goal-oriented personal services in a network of professionals throughContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 29, 2022: Pope Francis on May 29 named 21 new cardinals, including two from India. Vatican News reports that the Pope will create the cardinals at a consistory on August 27. The new Princes of the Church represent the Church worldwide, and reflectContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, May 27, 2022: When I saw the theme for the World 56th Communications Day 2022 ” Listen with your Heart” the song that came to my mind is: Listen, let your heart keep seeking Listen, to his constant speaking… Listen to the spirit calling you. ThisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Indore, May 26, 2022: A feature film on Blessed Rani Maria Vattalil was premiered May 27 on Atmadarshan TV, a popular religious channel of the diocese of Indore, central India. Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal of Indore, who addressed the function in Indore, recalled Blessed Rani Maria’s struggleContinue Reading
Rome, May 26, 2022: Two priests serving in the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, northern Nigeria, have been abducted after unidentified gunmen attacked their residence. According to media reports, the kidnappers stormed St. Patrick Catholic Church in Katsina state in the early hours of May 25, seizing Fathers Stephen Ojapa andContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, May 26, 2922: Christians working for women’s empowerment in India have welcomed a Supreme Court order recognizing sex work as a profession. At the same time a Catholic moral theologian says crime is different from sin and something decriminalized does not stop being a sin.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 25, 2022: Caritas India May 25 launched an App at a national conference on migration in Bengaluru, capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The App, Pravasi Bandhu, was jointly released by Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore and Manjunath Gangadhara, additional labor commissionerContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, May 24, 2022: There is celebration in some circles that Pope Francis’ latest directive that non-ordained “Brothers” in men’s religious orders that also include priests, may now become Major Superiors, albeit with Vatican permission. What is the hullabaloo about? Will it have any impact on the ground?Continue Reading
By Media Matters Reporter Varanasi, May 23, 2022: Peace activists from various religions have launched a series of interreligious prayer services at different parts of Varanasi as sectarian tension over the Gyan Vapi mosque controversy gripped Hinduism’s most sacred city. “These prayers are taken from ten different religious sources namelyContinue Reading
