Rome: Pope Francis’ personal physician, Fabrizio Soccorsi, died of “complications due to Covid,” according to the Vatican’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano. Dr Soccorsi was handpicked by the Pope to serve as his doctor back in 2015, the news outlet said. He practiced medicine at San Camillo hospital and was also theContinue Reading
Pope Francis changes the Code of Canon Law to institutionalize the access of lay women to the service of the Word and the Altar. Continue Reading
Haridwar: Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious congregation, will begin on January 14, an ancient city and important Hindu pilgrimage site in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The mela, which happens every 12 years, is celebrated mainly at four places Allahabad (Prayag) where the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and SarasvatiContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore: The Church urgently requires new solutions and responses to challenges it faces in India, asserts a Catholic priest, who has tried to develop enlightened leadership, responsible citizenship, and harmony among religions and ethnic groups for the past four decades. “If you let the past control you,Continue Reading
Washington: In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the United States are telling their followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take, given their remote and indirect connection to lines of cells derived from aborted fetuses. One outspokenContinue Reading
Lima: Police were called in to rescue two Christians after they were swept away during a river baptism in Peru. Rosa Jiménez Bartolo was being baptized by her brother, a pastor, in the Rímac river when the accident occurred. Video of the incident showed Bartolo lowering herself into the fast-flowingContinue Reading
Kolkata: But in stark contrast to the Graeco-Roman arches and pillars adorning the tombs of the other Englishmen buried in the 250-year-old South Park street cemetery, Stuart’s grave is studded with miniature temple domes and tantric figurines. “Stuart had specified in his will that he wished his tomb to beContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: A US-based management expert on January 10 cautioned against hackers who are active in digital world making cyber security a key concern for society. Trillions of devices would be connected to internet in the coming years and people would have a lot of data comingContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: “You give them something to eat” (Mt 14:13-21). The command of Jesus to reach out to those in need is echoes in our hearts today when we come across the poor, the hungry, the sick, the abandoned, ostracized in society. Like the disciples most of usContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru: Society should recognize the remarkable talents and skills of specially-abled persons, asserts Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore. The prelate was the chief guest of “Caring for the disabled,” an event on January 9 to honor eleven specially-abled people and two Covid warriors in Bengaluru. TheContinue Reading
