French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, an experienced diplomat and head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, has died at the age of 75 in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was receiving medical treatment. The cardinal, who had been living with Parkinson’s disease, led a Vatican delegation to Saudi Arabia in April.Continue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of four candidates, including two young teenagers who heroically lived the Christian virtues. At a meeting July 5 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the pope signed a decree recognising the heroic virtues of AlexiaContinue Reading
In Bhilwara district, in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, sandstone slabs form a makeshift fence around a field, marking the boundaries of a temporary worksite. In the centre, *Seema, a tall young woman, lifts sandstone cobbles into large wooden crates. A firm in Jaipur, the state capital, has orderedContinue Reading
A day after a nun at Nirmal Hriday in Ranchi was held for allegedly selling a baby, the district unit of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) today shifted 22 children of Shishu Niketan, another shelter home in the vicinity, to a new accommodation. Both Nirmal Hriday and Shishu Niketan are runContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis thanked aid groups that rescue and care for migrants today and denounced the “sterile hypocrisy” of those who turn a blind eye to the world’s poor seeking security and a dignified life. Francis celebrated a special Mass for migrants and those who care for them inContinue Reading
Army and police personnel have rescued three sadhus (saints) from getting lynched by a mob, which suspected them to be child-lifters, at Mahur Railway Station in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said on July 6. District officials said army men posted at an adjacent camp and police officers cameContinue Reading
As Pakistan prepares for elections later this month, the country’s minorities – particularly its Christians – have expressed dismay at their lack of representation among the candidates. Among the thousands of candidates contesting hundreds of provincial and national constituencies across the country, not a single Christian is nominated by anyContinue Reading
By Pooja Chhabria The sun is at its peak, the heat in the high 40s Celsius. In an urban slum in India’s capital Delhi, Mona [not her real name] deliberately avoids drinking water. She is fearful it will make her need to urinate. “Sometimes, I drink less water because theContinue Reading
The Vatican has issued a new instruction on Consecrated Virginity as the vocation experiences increasing interest. The document, titled Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago, comes after requests from bishops across the world for clarity on the role of consecrated virgins, as more women discern the vocation. A consecrated virgin is a womanContinue Reading
Pune: Parents and student of Pune’s Maeer’s MIT School on Wednesday staged a protest against the school’s diktat asking the girl students to wear specific colour innerwear. The school authority has even specified the length of the skirt to be worn by the girl students. Apart from this, the schoolContinue Reading
