By Matters India Reporter Panaji: A leading Indian NGO has chosen Daughters of St Paul Sister Pauline Chakkalakal for its prestigious national pride award. The India International Friendship Society says it chose the Catholic nun for the “Rashtriya Gaurav Award,” recognizing her achievements and contributions. The award will be conferredContinue Reading
Yangon: Here is the text of the first interview Cardinal Charles Muango Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Myanmar, gave to British Broadcasting Corporation of London after the military coup in his country on February 1. Dear BBC I, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar willinglyContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan and Simi T B Bengaluru: The World Consumer Rights Day is observed on March 15 in most countries, since 1983. The day has been chosen since it was on this day in 1962 the then US President John F Kennedy addressed the US Congress defining and highlightingContinue Reading
Bonn: A third of all German Catholics are considering leaving the Church, according to a new survey. The representative study, unveiled March 11, was conducted by the Erfurt-based opinion research institute INSA Consulere on behalf of the Catholic weekly newspaper Die Tagespost and the Protestant news agency Idea. It confirmsContinue Reading
Vatican City: A new letter from the Vatican Secretariat of State has banned the private celebration of Masses at side altars in St. Peter’s Basilica, effective March 22. The regulation might seem tailored to meet COVID restrictions, as Italy prepares to tighten its pandemic measures once again. However, the newContinue Reading
Vatican City: The president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, has supported a suggestion that Catholics and Orthodox work to agree on a common date to celebrate Easter. A representative of the Patriarchate of Constantinople to the World Council of Churches (WCC) said a common EasterContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Father Varghese Peter Palappallil has denied that he has assaulted his superior, Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza of Ajmer, and accused the vicar general of spreading “baseless and motivated lies” and “imaginary stories.” “I have not assaulted bishop. It is totally a false story,” Father PalappallilContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kharsang: A group of 300 people from a remote corner of Arunachal Pradesh March 13 made a 16-km walking pilgrimage to pray for the release of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy and other human rights activists and for restoration of normalcy in Myanmar. “Today we have soContinue Reading
By Grace Panetta New York: Former President Barack Obama says his ideal hypothetical group chat of world leaders would include Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, German, and former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. “The Dalai Lama, I love that guy, Pope Francis, a genuinely good man,” Obama said in anContinue Reading
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization said Covid-19 could be characterized as a pandemic. One year later, millions of lives have been lost to the virus, and people worldwide are taking stock of the last year and what the future holds. Global Sisters Report looks at the impactContinue Reading
