Vatican City: After decades of negotiations, the Vatican on September 22 signed a provisional agreement with China under which Pope Francis will recognize seven bishops appointed by Beijing who were previously not accepted by church authorities. The seven, from the state-supervised Catholic Patriotic Association, had been excommunicated by previous popesContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: It was a historic protest with a difference. There was less sloganeering and no stone throwing. Protesters sang and danced and listened to each other. Amid them were five members of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation who undertook a sit-in for 14 days at VanchiContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam: A court in Kerala on September 22 sent Bishop Franco Mulakkal, to police custody for two days, after rejecting his bail application. The 54-year-old prelate was arrested a day earlier in an alleged sexual abuse case. A Catholic nun on June 28 complained to policeContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Manila: Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) struck the Philippines early September 15. It roared across the Pacific; entered the threshold of the Philippines and crossed into China. Provinces seriously affected in the Philippines are the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon Metro Manila, and Ilocos Region. NumbersContinue Reading
Vijayawada: “A larger section of media in India just acts as the party organ of a political party that is in power at the federal level,” says a media educator. “The media today do not ask disturbing and critical questions about the policies of the govt. to the spokespersons ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Some 25 priests from various parts of India plan to express solidarity with the survivors of the 2008 anti-Christian persecution in the Kandhamal district of Odisha, eastern India. They are the national executive members of the Catholic Priests’ Conference of India (CPCI), an association ofContinue Reading
By Justine Gitanjali Senapati The recent Regional Conference on Migrant Workers with Asian realities was the third in the series of the meetings that dealt with the issues on migration. The September 9-11 meet focused on the Asian context with the theme of “Migrant Workers: An Asia-Pacific Experience.” The firstContinue Reading
By K J Thomas Vilakannur: Hundreds of people from different religions on September 21 thronged a church in Kerala for in the installation of a Host on which a face resembling that of Jesus appeared five years ago. Archbishop George Njaralakatt of Tellicherry led the Mass at Christ the KingContinue Reading
By Adolf Washington Kodagu: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore visited the flood-ravaged Kodagu region of Karnatka state and interacted with the victims of nature’s fury. The archbishop was accompanied by a core-team that planned, monitored and coordinated relief work during the September 18-19 visit. Although the flood waters have receded,Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India, on September 21 expressed “full confidence” in India’s judicial system, soon after police in Kerala arrested a bishop in a sexual abuse case. “We have learned from the media the developments in Bishop Franco Mulakkal’sContinue Reading
