By Salvatore Cernuzio Munich: German Cardinal Reinhard Marx on May 4 asked Pope Francis to accept his resignation as head of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising, saying he “is willing to personally bear responsibility” not only for his own mistakes in dealing with the clerical abuse scandal, but also for theContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Itanagar: Northeast student unions across India on May 4 came together on Twitter to campaign for inclusion of a chapter dedicated to their region in textbooks prepared by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Termed ‘Twitter Storm,’ the campaign lasted two hours from 6Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi: Catholic religious of Varanasi have collaborated with people of other faiths to open a series of temporary health centers in northern Indian city and villages surrounding it to fight Covid 19 pandemic. The seventh center was inaugurated on June 3 in a classroom of St.Continue Reading
By Vivek Joseph Hyderabad: The Montfort Social Institute in Hyderabad on June 4 opened its “‘Free Covid Care Centre” to serve patients from slums in southern Indian city, who have no place to isolate at home. “Numerous Covid positive patients in the slums have not been able to isolate dueContinue Reading
Bengaluru : With close to 3,000 deaths reported in the Christian community since April 1, many of which are COVID-19-related, the five big cemeteries in Bengaluru have run out of space and have been closed for burials. Meanwhile the Karnataka government is yet to act on its promise of providingContinue Reading
Chandigarh: A woman’s extra-marital affair is not a ground to deny the custody of her child in a matrimonial dispute as it cannot be concluded that she will not be a good mother, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held. The court also noted that in a patriarchal society,Continue Reading
Ranchi: The Catholic Church has started distributing food packets to poor Covid patients admitted in hospital after giving pre-packed lunch packets outside the two largest state-owned healthcare facilities in Ranchi for their attendants and relatives. “We had started distribution of lunch packets outside both the Rajendra Institute of Medical SciencesContinue Reading
Brussels, Belgium: For the first time in 200 years, beer is being brewed at a historic Catholic abbey in Belgium. The Grimbergen Abbey Brewery opened on May 27 at Grimbergen Abbey near the Belgian capital, Brussels. The Norbertine monastery, founded in 1128, was forced to abandon beer-making when the abbeyContinue Reading
Sokoto, Nigeria: Fr. Joe Keke, who was kidnapped along with slain Fr. Alphonsus Bello when a parish of the Diocese of Sokoto was attacked last month, has been released, the diocese said on June 3. Fr. Chris Omotosho, communications director for the Sokoto diocese, said June 3 that Fr. Keke,Continue Reading
Washington: The preliminary discovery last week of the remains of 215 Indigenous children – students of Canada’s largest residential school – has prompted nationwide outrage and calls for further searches of unmarked graves. Here’s what we know so far. The announcement gave an early look at an ongoing investigation byContinue Reading
