Matters India reporter Yangon, June 11, 201*: In a rare move the Catholic bishops of India’s neighbour Myanmar have jointly demanded the complete shutdown of the China-backed Myitsone Dam on Irrawaddy river. Charles Cardinal Maung Bo of Yangon and 18 bishops from 16 dioceses of Myanmar signed the statement afterContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 10. 2019: Announcing his desire to visit Iraq in 2020, Pope Francis called for a peaceful resolution to crises in the Middle East. He also warned that God would unleash his wrath on hypocritical leaders who liked to talk about peace while selling weapons to warring nations.Continue Reading
Colombo, June 10.2019: The head of Colombo’s Catholic church in Sri Lanka, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, has expressed dissatisfaction over the ongoing probe in the April 21 Easter Sunday bombings, saying it will “end up in nothing” like all the previous investigations. “We can’t be satisfied about the investigations. Like allContinue Reading
Colombo, June 9, 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Sri Lanka on June to embark on his first foreign trip after re-election and paid homage to those died at St Anthony’s Church Easter Sunday attack. His two-day trip which started at the Maldives, focuses on his administration’s Neighbourhood First policy.Continue Reading
By Emma Connolly June 9, 2019: A former missionary nun is using the skills she learned from Mother Teresa while working with some of the world’s poorest people to help under-pressure Cork entrepreneurs. Saskia Kremer, who grew up in Holland, met Mother Teresa when she was aged just 12 andContinue Reading
Warsaw, June 8: President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, paid a surprise visit to Father Michał Łos on his 31st birthday, on June 7, in his room in the Military Hospital in Warsaw. The President accepted a blessing from the priest . The details of the meeting remain private. Michał ŁosContinue Reading
An invitation sent to controversial priest Fr Dominic Fr Dominic Valanmanal to lead a retreat in Ireland should be withdrawn, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said. A priest of the Eastern Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, which is based at Kerala and has about 4,000 members in Ireland, Fr Valanmanal hasContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s government will introduce five-year jail terms for those caught spreading fake news and hate speech on social media, the government said Wednesday, following a surge in online vitriol and disinformation after the Easter suicide attacks. The cabinet of ministers approved a proposal by the acting justice minister, whichContinue Reading
United Nations, June 4, 2019: The United Nations has established an International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. The U.N.’s General Assembly passed the resolution without objection Tuesday, setting August 22 as the day commemorating victims of anti-religious violence. “The world has beenContinue Reading
Blaj, June 3, 2019: Pope Francis ended his three-day visit to Romania with an apology to the Roma people, who trace their roots to northern India, for the Catholic Church’s “discrimination” against them. Roma people make up around 10 percent of Romania’s 20 million people. Many are marginalized and liveContinue Reading
