Vatican City, Feb. 9, 2019: An environmental group is asking Pope Francis to abstain from all animal products during Lent, promising a $1 million donation to a charity of his choice if he does so. “Today, Pope Francis, I am asking you to join me in abstaining from all animalContinue Reading
Bandel, Feb 11, 2019: The 420-year-old Bandel Church here observed the 27th ‘World Day of the Sick’ Monday with special prayers, the church said in a release. Apart from prayers for healing, it also anointed 50 sick people. Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament of the Catholic Church thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Feb 11, 2019: The South Asian Dalit Christian Conference is to be held at NBCLC, Bangaluru, South India, Feb. 13 – 14. The topic chosen is “Dalits Witnessing Faith at the Cross Roads in South Asia and Christian Response.” Participants include Dalit Religious, priests, bishops,Continue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Bengaluru, Feb. 11, 2019: A retired Supreme Court judge known for his compassion for the downtrodden has urged Christian priests and religious to refrain from amassing material goods but serve their people. “Priests and religious have to collect only what is left out after feeding the people.Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb. 11, 2019: Students of a regional theology center in Jharkhand state say their recent visit to the tomb of a Belgian Jesuit martyr has helped them understand the cost of engaging in interfaith dialogue. “I went to the pilgrimage without much enthusiasm, but feltContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb. 11, 2019: Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Sister Annie Jesus Mary was among six persons who received the tenth Jijabai Achievers Awards for making viable impacts among the poor in the grassroots. The Women Development Cell of Shivaji College, University of Delhi, distributed theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chittagong, Feb 11, 2019: The end of 500 years of celebration of Christianity in Bangladesh ended with message of harmony among people of all religions on Feb 8. The occasion was to mark the first settlement of Portuguese Catholic merchants in 1518. In the interim meetingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Aizawl, Feb 11, 2019: Special prayers, including Mass, were held in churches across Mizoram on February 10 for the defeat of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. The Presbyterian Church’s Mizoram Synod sources told reporters that membersContinue Reading
Geneva, Feb. 11, 2019: Geneva residents on February 10 voted for a controversial new “secularism law,” which will among other things ban elected officials and public employees from wearing visible religious symbols. More than 55 percent voters in the Swiss canton backed the law, final results showed, despite warnings thatContinue Reading
A Brazilian Catholic archbishop has banned priests in his district from being alone with children. Manoel Delson, archbishop of the northeastern state of Paraiba, signed the decree on Wednesday following a court order forcing the archdiocese to pay almost £2.5m in compensation over the sexual exploitation of minors. Mr Delson’sContinue Reading
