Vatican City: Pope Francis on January 20 sent a message to US President Joe Biden, urging him to be a bringer of peace and reconciliation to his country as well as to the whole world. Pope Francis opened his message saying, “On the occasion of your inauguration as the forty-sixthContinue Reading
Washington: President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States January 20, ushering in a new era of calm and comity to Washington after four divisive and tumultuous years under former President Donald Trump. Standing at the Capitol just two weeks after a mob ofContinue Reading
New Delhi: In a meeting with Catholic cardinal on January 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he would not be able to help in the issue of Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy’s incarceration at Taloja Jail in Maharashtra. “When we brought it up in the meeting, the Prime MinisterContinue Reading
Ahmadabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has said that his government has applied for a patent to change the nomenclature of dragon fruit to ‘Kamalam.’. According to the chief minister, the word dragon for the fruit sounded inappropriate and so the Gujarat government had decided for the fruit to beContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican began on Jan 20 vaccinating homeless people in its care against Covid-19. The Holy See press office said on Jan. 20 that an initial group of around 25 homeless people had received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the atrium of the Paul VIContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: The National Garden of American Heroes will include statues of many notable Catholic figures, including five saints and numerous people who are on the path to sainthood. Outgoing President Donald Trump announced in an executive order January 18 that a garden will be built to “reflect the awesomeContinue Reading
Dimapur: A church organization in Nagaland has asked people not to believe in the “prophecy” of a prayer center that the Covid-19 vaccines are “not the will of God.” “The Covid-19 mass vaccination… is not the will of God, for which all believers are told not to take it,” saidContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai: The Income Tax department on January 20 raided 28 places in Tamil Nadu connected to renowned evangelist Paul Dhinakaran and his missionary organization “Jesus Calls.” The raids were reportedly conducted on the basis of complaints of tax evasion and foreign funds irregularities. Paul Dhinakaran, sonContinue Reading
Faisalabad: The father of a 12-year-old Christian girl – kidnapped, raped, shackled hand and foot, and forced to work from dusk till dawn – has at last spoken out about her ordeal. When police rescued Farah Shaheen from the Faisalabad house of 45-year-old Khizar Ahmed Ali (Hayat) in December 2020,Continue Reading
Surat: At least fifteen people were killed after a truck ran over them in Kosamba city in Surat, Gujarat, ANI reported on January 19. “All the deceased are laborers and they hail from Rajasthan,” the news agency reported quoting police. Six others were also injured in the incident. They areContinue Reading
