Vatican City, Mar 4, 2022: Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan in July, the Vatican announced March 3. The Holy See press office said the Pope would visit the African nations July 2-7, “at the invitation of their respective heads of state andContinue Reading
By Nameeta Renu Mumbai, March 4, 2022: She came to me in shabby and dirty clothes, her cheek bones revealing a skeletal figure, worn out with hunger and hardened with tears. With pleading eyes, she walked towards me and asked, “Pahchana kya?” meaning “Do you recognize me?” I hadn’t seenContinue Reading
By Celine Paramundayil Bhopal, March 4, 2022: Around 9 a.m. a call came: “Hello, we found two kids left near the collector’s office; please come and do the needful.” Medical Mission Sister Seema Bhalrai, coordinator of Child Help Line — a central government project of the Khandwa Diocese Social ServiceContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar. Mumbai, March 3, 2022: The Russian attack against Ukraine that started on February 24 will have a significant impact on the Catholic Church. There have been many wars around the globe since World War II, including in Europe — especially in the 1990s. But Russia’s aggression againstContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, March 3, 2022: As teenagers in the 1960’s we were exposed to the anti-establishment pop culture of the Beatles, and the anti-war protests of the hippies. The latter’s war cry (sic) was “Make love not war.” As I write this the Russian invasion of Ukraine has enteredContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, March 3, 2022: Sister Maria Nirmalini, superior general of the Apostolic Carmel congregation, is the new president of Conference of Religious in India, the national body of religious major superiors. She also heads the women’s section of the conference. She was unanimously elected the conference presidentContinue Reading
By Dorothy Fernandes Patna, March 1, 2022: The verdict acquitting Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the much-awaited case of the sexual abuse of a religious sister has been disappointing to many of us, and has made us suspicious. I write this for many reasons; first, because I have journeyed with thisContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, March 1, 2022: War clouds had been gathering over Eurasia since quite some time. Washington had reported unusual troop movements along the Ukrainian border as early as November 10, 2021. Since then, it wasn’t all quiet along the Russo-Ukrainian border. Russia bitten by the persecutionContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 28, 2022: Three major Church associations in India on February 28 called for an unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. “Moved by the pain and suffering of the people of Ukraine caused by war, we join world leaders and the leadership of ourContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news Manila, Feb 28, 2022: Christian Churches across Asia condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week and called for an end to the conflict. “Humanity is not destined for self-destruction,” read a statement from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan. “Differences in ideology, national purpose, and in whatContinue Reading
