Abu Dhabi, Dec. 6, 2019: The opening of a new Church of South India (CSI) Parish Abu Dhabi was officially announced at St. Andrew’s church in the capital on Friday evening, marked by a Blessing Foundation Stone ceremony. The new church will be built at a new worship centre inContinue Reading
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Dec. 5, 2019: The publication date of the new constitution governing the Roman Curia has been delayed again as Pope Francis’ council of cardinals continues to evaluate suggestions to the draft that was given to bishops’ conferences in May. The now six-member advisory council met atContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec 5, 2019: As many as 18 Indians were kidnapped from a Hong Kong-flagged vessel by pirates close to the coast of Nigeria, an international agency that tracks maritime movements in the area said. The Indian mission in Nigeria sprung into action and approached authorities in the AfricanContinue Reading
Hong Kong, China, Dec 4, 2019: Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Kong, has renewed his criticism of the Vatican-China deal, warning that he thinks Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin is exercising undue influence in advising Pope Francis. “I have a clear impression that Parolin is manipulatingContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Bangkok, December 4, 2019: Bonded labor has complex roots in Indian history and society, says an official of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India’s Office for Labor. In India, some 40 million children, women and men are trapped in bonded labor, a form of modern-day slavery. Recently, internalContinue Reading
Ouagadougou, Dec 2, 2019: At least 14 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire inside a church in Burkina Faso. The victims were attending a service on December 1 at a church in Hantoukoura, in the eastern part of the country. The identity of the gunmen is not knownContinue Reading
Bethlehem (West Bank), December 1, 2019: A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus’ manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope. Cheerful crowds greeted theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Dec 2, 2019: Myanmar’s first cardinal has appealed to its rulers to reach out to its suffering people through dialogue. “I appeal today to the leaders of Myanmar to put away guns and violence and to reach out in dialogue with all communities in MyanmarContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 1, 2019: Pope Francis said Sunday that he was grieved to hear of the deadly violence against protesters in Iraq and expressed his closeness to the entire Iraqi people. “I am following the situation in Iraq with concern. I learned with grief that the protests in recentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manila, Nov 28, 2019: A Pentecostal church in the Philippines is building the world’s biggest arena which could accommodate up to 70,000 people. Being built with US$25 million, the KJC King Dome’s construction is 70 percent complete as of November 2019 and hoped to be finishedContinue Reading
