Berlin, September 24, 2020: The Catholic Church in Germany is setting up a new system to compensate survivors of sexual abuse by clergy that will provide for payments of up to about 50,000 euros (USD 58,400) to each victim. Victims will be able to apply for payments under the newContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manila, Sept 24, 2020: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has recovered from coronavirus disease. After several days of strict self-isolation, he has tested negative for COVID-19, said a September 23 message. “On this Feast Day of Padre Pio,Continue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Sept 24, 2020: It has been nine months since first cases of Covid-19 were reported from China’s Wuhan. The onslaught of SARS Co-V-2 on mankind has been relentless. Globally 31.6 million has been infected, and 971,000 killed. India’s share of ‘viral bashing’ reads 31.6 millionContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, Sept 24, 2020: Police in Andhra Pradesh have launched an investigation after some miscreants disfigured statues of Mother Mary, Jesus and Child Jesus in a church. The parish priest of St Mary Magdalene Church at Mandapeta in East Godavari district found the statues desecrated onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept 24, 2020: A Catholic nun, who has promoted “Clean India Campaign” in Manipur, was among 42 people who on September 24 were awarded by President Ram Nath Kovind. The president conferred the National Services Scheme Awards for the year 2018-2019 on Sister WilliamContinue Reading
By Lucy D’Mello Mascara, Sept 24, 2020: As a missionary, I had always expressed my willingness for the mission “Ad Extra” (towards the outside). I had almost given up the hope when on my 50th birthday the Lord gifted me the mission of Algeria, the largest Muslim country in NorthContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Sept 24, 2020: Since I have not enrolled in ‘WhatsApp University’ many call me outdated and backward. However, some friends bring their smart phones and ask me to watch some of the rare videos in WhatsApp. Today I witnessed a fiery political speech by a renownedContinue Reading
By Rose Achiego Nairobi, Sept 23, 2020: The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has appointed a Catholic nun to set up a national Catholic television station. Sister Agnes Lucy Lando, the director of Research and Postgraduate Studies at Kenya’s Daystar University, is the coordinator and lead consultant to assistContinue Reading
By Vidhya Salluri Kathmandu, September 22, 2020: The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd organized a nine-day online course on journalism to enhance its members’ communication skills. Around 20 nuns attended the September 13-21 course on “News Writing and Reporting” conducted by the National Institute ofContinue Reading
New Delhi, Sept 23, 2020: Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi died September 23 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He was hospitalized September 11 after he contracted COVID-19. He was 65. The leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party leader was a four-time Member ofContinue Reading
