By Vatican News Greccio is the mountain village where Saint Francis of Assisi created the first crib scene in 1223 to commemorate the birth of Jesus. Pope Francis returned to the town on Sunday to deliver his Apostolic Letter entitled, “Admirabile signum”. An enchanting image The Latin title of theContinue Reading
Vijayawada, Nov. 30, 2019: MLA Malladi Vishnu hailed the services of Christian Missionaries in the medical field even before the Independence to India. He participated in the inaugural function of the centenary celebrations of All India Catholic Union on Nov. 30 at Social Service Centre. Vijayawada Catholic Daisies Monsignor MuvvalaContinue Reading
Bethlehem (West Bank), December 1, 2019: A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus’ manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope. Cheerful crowds greeted theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Dec 2, 2019: Myanmar’s first cardinal has appealed to its rulers to reach out to its suffering people through dialogue. “I appeal today to the leaders of Myanmar to put away guns and violence and to reach out in dialogue with all communities in MyanmarContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Dec 1, 2019: Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, has written her autobiography that recounts sexual abuses and aberrations prevalent in convents. Sister Kalappura, who has appealed to the Vatican for reconsider her expulsion, is among a few nuns whoContinue Reading
Kottayam, Dec 1, 2019: A court in Kerala’s Kottayam has extended the bail of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar, accused of sexually assaulting a nun. Bishop Mulakkal was present in the additional sessions court during the hearing on November 30, He came to the court after praying at a nearbyContinue Reading
By Benwen Lopez Pune, Dec 1, 2019: Pope Francis is paying the price of prophetism as his stress on a paradigm shift in Christian living has upset those entrenched in power, says a noted Asian theologian. By not travelling the ‘highway of theological debates’ but relocating the poor as ‘theologicalContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 1, 2019: Pope Francis said Sunday that he was grieved to hear of the deadly violence against protesters in Iraq and expressed his closeness to the entire Iraqi people. “I am following the situation in Iraq with concern. I learned with grief that the protests in recentContinue Reading
Madrid, Dec. 1, 2019: The devastating impact of global warming that threatens humanity is a pushback from Nature under assault, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Sunday ahead of a key climate conference. “For many decades the human species has been at war with the planet, and now the planet isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, November 30, 2019: The National Domestic Workers Federation (NDWF) reinforced its core message to advocate the rights of domestic workers for labor-friendly policies and national legislation for domestic workers. This was one of the action plans which were taken during the NDWF’s 3rd national congressContinue Reading
