By Chellie Ison Ohio, October 31, 2019: When Keith Ball left for India early October, his family in the United States never imagined that they wouldn’t see him again. Ball, minister for the Delaware Church of Christ in Ohio, and a college friend, Steve McIntire, traveled to Bidar, a townContinue Reading
By Percival Holt New Delhi, October 31, 2019: It has been one year since ‘we journeyed together’ at the Synod on Youth in Rome, October 2018. I recall my journey as a participant at the 12th General Congregation of the Synod that discussed the theme “Young People, Faith, and DiscernmentContinue Reading
Copenhage, Oct. 30, 2019:Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to better tackle global warming, has declined an environmental prize, saying “the climate movement does not need any more prizes.” Two fellow climate activists spoke on Thunberg’s behalf at anContinue Reading
Leh, Oct 29 (IANS) Kung fu nuns of the Drukpa lineage based in Leh, Ladakh, have been awarded the prestigious Asia Game Changers Award by the Asia Society in New York for inspiring and applying their unique talent to make the world a better place. The Asia Society is aContinue Reading
Colombo, Oct. 30, 2019: The Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu, a historic Catholic Church in Sri Lanka’s Mannar district, has been declared a Sacred Area. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena presented the ‘Sannas Pathraya’ declaring the Our Lady of Madhu Church as a sacred area to Bishop Fidelis LionelContinue Reading
Manila, Oct. 30, 2019: The social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila launched the appeal October 29, on the day a strong tremor hit Cotabato. “We are knocking to your generous hearts to help our brothers and sisters in Cotabato,” Father Anton Pascual, Caritas Manila executive director, said inContinue Reading
Bangkok, Oct. 30, 2019: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT) has announced that the welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis, who is scheduled to visit Thailand from November 19 to 23, will be arranged in a simple and dignified manner. On October 28, the CBCT Deputy Secretary-General, Mercier Vissanu Thanya–Anan,Continue Reading
Rome, Oct. 29, 2019: Representatives from the Catholic and Orthodox churches and the Muslim and Jewish faiths signed a joint declaration at the Vatican reaffirming each religion’s clear opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. They also encouraged promoting palliative care so that dying patients could receive the best, most comprehensiveContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Oct. 30, 2019: About one fifth of the entire Indian population are members of “scheduled castes” – known as Dalits, and formally known as the “untouchables” – and one priest says that despite laws meant to help them, they still face a “permanent stigma.” India has institutedContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Guwahati, October 30, 2019 — A book entitled ‘Pregnancy and Pregnancy Care Practice – the lived experience of the Bodos’ authored by Assistant Professor at Department of Sociology Dr. Jacob Islary was officially launched today, 29th October 2019 by Vice Chancellor, Assam Don Bosco University Fr. (Dr.)Continue Reading
