By M L Satyan Bengaluru: Coronavirus has become the ‘talk of the world’ since December 2019. This deadly virus, also known as “Covid-19,” originated from the city of Wuhan in China and has now reached every part of the world. The first wave was felt strongly all over the world,Continue Reading
Port-au-Prince: The Archbishop of Port-au-Prince has called for the release of 10 people who were kidnapped in Haiti on April 11 and are being held for ransom. “We demand security and peace for all missionaries and all people,”Archbishop Max Mesidor said. “We demand the immediate and unconditional release of ourContinue Reading
Manila: The Philippines posted the most number of baptized young children in the world in 2019 and remains the most Catholic country in Asia, according to Annuario Pontificio, the Vatican’s statistical yearbook. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) quoted the Catholic News Service as reporting that more thanContinue Reading
New Delhi: Bishop Emeritus Collin Theodore of Church of North India’s Rajasthan diocese died on April 15. He was 75. His family members arranged for his cremation at 2:30 pm in accordance with Bishop Theodore’s will. Bishop Theodore did his theological studies in Bishop’s College, Calcutta, and was ordained inContinue Reading
By Kiernan Green Montreal: Jesuits in Canada joined conferrers around the world to call for the release of Father Stan Swamy, an 83-year-old Indian Jesuit and human rights defender charged and imprisoned under India’s anti-terror laws. A Sessions Court judge in Mumbai denied Father Swamy bail on March 22, accordingContinue Reading
New Delhi: Access to professional education is not government largesse and state is obliged to facilitate access to education, the Supreme Court said in a judgment. A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah pronounced the verdict in favor of two students from Ladakh, who were nominated by theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Sohan Singh says protesting at Delhi’s Singhu border is his last battle. The 92-year-old man from Ferozepur has been a part of the farmers agitation since the beginning and believes this “to be the last battle” after having witnessed the 1947 Partition and 1984 riots. Sohan Singh wasContinue Reading
New Delhi: At Delhi’s biggest crematorium, Nigambodh Ghat, the number of cremations has gone up from 15 per day to over 30 as Covid-19-related deaths in the national capital continue to rise. Delhi recorded 104 deaths due to coronavirus on April 14, the highest since November 20. The same day,Continue Reading
Rome: A bishop in Minnesota has resigned at the request of Pope Francis after he was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse, officials said. The Vatican said Francis accepted the April 13 resignation of Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner and named a temporaryContinue Reading
Vatican City: A 31-year-old Nigerian religious, suffering from Leukemia, has been ordained a priest with the approval of Pope Francis. Livinius Esomchi Nnamani had written to the Pope requesting to move forward his ordination, and was granted his wish on April 1. Bishop Daniele Libanori, an Auxiliary bishop of Rome,Continue Reading
