By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: Sister Preetha Varghese has been feeding hundreds of people living in poverty in the streets of New Delhi after her arrival in the Indian capital in 2016. The 44-year-old member of the Sisters of the Imitation of Christ, also called the Bethany Sisters, works forContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A national association of Catholic theologians in India has expressed solidarity with farmers protesting against three new farm laws on the borders of the national capital for the past 70 days. “We the members of Indian Theological Association firmly support the cause of theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis praised musicians on Thursday for showing “new creativity” despite severe restrictions imposed on their work by the coronavirus pandemic. In a Feb. 4 video message to participants in an online conference organized by the Pontifical Council for Culture, he also sympathized with artists whose livelihoods areContinue Reading
Vatican City: Addressing the current challenges of the U.S. Catholic Church, Pope Francis warned against the polarization in the country and the “sins” of the media. “The church in the United States is a church that has been courageous — the history it has and the saints — and hasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bolpur: Over the past five years, Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Shantiniketan in the Bolpur town of West Bengal has added a tourist attraction — the Infant Jesus Church of Makrampur. The church has become a pilgrim center in Bhirbhum district attracting people from various religions, especiallyContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yangon: Cardinal Charles Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Myanmar, has sent a message to his countrymen and international community to press the military junta to restore democracy and release the leaders arrested in the wake of a coup. The message was issued February 3, theContinue Reading
By Bernadette Mary Reis Rome: A woman who lost her son to a terror act and United Nations secretary general António Guterres have won the 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity. The winners were announced January 3, the eve of the first International Day of Human Fraternity The winners areContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A national body of Catholic and Protestant women leaders has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to heed the protesting farmers’ demand and repeal the three recently enacted farm laws. “Our farmers have never failed our nation through the last 71 years. Please doContinue Reading
Vatican City, Feb 2, 2021 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA).- Pope Francis has dedicated the month of February to prayer for women who are victims of violence. In a video released on Feb. 1, the pope said: “It is shocking how many women are beaten, insulted, and raped … WeContinue Reading
Kinshasa: A militant Islamic group with an expansionist agenda has killed around 100 people, mostly Christian, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent weeks, according to a report by the persecution watchdog Open Doors. More than 100 people were killed in three large attacks by theContinue Reading
