By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, December 6, 2018: A Catholic bishop and major superiors of some religious congregations, who attended a seven-day unique spiritual exercise, say they have found new meaning in their mission and life. “The Christo Centric Leadership Retreat was very enlightening for me and this experience will definitelyContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, December 6, 2018: The biggest church in Arunachal Pradesh was blessed on December 5 in one of the last villages of the northeastern India . Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, blessed the Sacred Heart Church at Neotan, a smallContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Hyderabad, Dec. 6, 2018: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has honored tenth and twelfth grade toppers among girls from Dalit and tribal Catholic communities. “This has been hailed as a very novel and unique attempt ever made by to encourage and to reach out to theContinue Reading
Manila, Dec. 6, 2018: An American Catholic priest wanted for allegedly sexually abusing Filipino altar boys as young as seven has been arrested in the Philippines and now faces deportation, officials said Dec. 6. Kenneth Bernard Hendricks, 77, was taken into custody on Wednesday on the central island of BiliranContinue Reading
Rome, Dec. 6, 2018: Pope Francis has put his white Lamborghini sports car up for raffle a second time after the final bidder at a previous charity auction in May failed to pay the agreed $800,000 price. This time the custom-built Lamborghini Huracán coupé will be up for grabs inContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi, Dec 6, 2018: Pope Francis will visit the UAE for the first time in what will be a landmark moment for interfaith relations and Catholics in the Gulf. The Vatican announced the visit to the country on February 3-5 on Thursday. The news follows an official invitation fromContinue Reading
Guwahati, Dec. 6, 2018: An Indian team of scientists recently presented their study on “COP 24 Climate Conference” addressing their concern over the climatic conditions of Northeast. The team which has made an extensive study into the matter stated that among all the Himalayan states, Assam and Mizoram are theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 6, 2018: A reported 600 protest demonstrations were organised by Muslim and civil society groups across the country today, marking the fateful day on 6 December 1992 when Kar Sewaks of various Sangh organisations demolished the centuries old Babri Mosque in Ayodhya townContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec: 6, 2018: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said he was bringing a “message of hope” to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh this week. The Manila cardinal was visiting the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in his capacity as president of Caritas Internationalis, the Church’s main international humanitarian agency.Continue Reading
Priyanka Tamaichikar is used to hearing the screams of newly-married women in her neighborhood as they are beaten up the morning after their wedding night. Everyone in the Kanjarbhat community of Maharashtra, India, knows the reason for these beatings: the bride has failed to pass the virginity test, a traditionContinue Reading
