Vatican City, Apr 2, 2019: Pope Francis said on April 2 that the Catholic Church had to acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children and repair its reputation among young people or risk becoming “a museum.” But, in a major document in which heContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manado, April 2, 2019: Churches need to create space for their people to intervene in Asia’s social complexities on time, says general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). Observing that Christians in Asia live amid complex social situations that affect their lives, Reverend MathewsContinue Reading
Apr. 1, 2019: The Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) and Internet Archive (IA) announced Mar. 30 that they are making a large corpus of Buddhist literature available via the Internet Archive. This collection represents the most complete record of the words of the Buddha available in any language, plus manyContinue Reading
Apr. 1, 2019: The all-women board on the Vatican women’s magazine have resigned citing a campaign to discredit them and put them “under the direct control of men”. Founder Lucetta Scaraffia said pressure on staff at Women Church World had intensified after it had published reports about sexual abuse ofContinue Reading
Warsaw, April 1, 2019: Catholic priests in Poland have burned books they say are sacrilegious, including tomes from British author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series of fantasy novels. “We obey the Word,” priests said in a Facebook post showing photographs of the public book burning and quoting Biblical passages fromContinue Reading
Vatican, Mar 30, 2019: Pope Francis issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation on March 29 for Vatican personnel and diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prosecutors. For the first time, the law provides an explicit Vatican definition for “vulnerable people,” who are entitled to theContinue Reading
Beijing , Mar. 29, 2019: A southern Chinese city is offering cash rewards for information about “illegal religious groups” as the ruling Communist Party continues to tighten its grip over faith communities. A notice posted on the official website of the Guangzhou Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs said upContinue Reading
March 28,2019: Religion is often viewed as a force that sows divisions between people. But the world’s most prominent religious leaders have come together to present a different vision of how faith can work in the world. In a rare move, major religious leaders ― from Pope Francis to theContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Dhaka, March 27, 2019: Caritas is willing to explore possibility to open offices in China and Laos, says the newly elected president of the Catholic aid agency’ Asia wing. Benedict Alo D’Rozario, former executive director of Caritas Bangladesh, was on March 22 elected the first lay personContinue Reading
Vatican City, Mar 27, 2019: The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis will visit the capital cities of the African countries of Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius in September. From Sept. 4-10, 2019, the pope will travel to Maputo in Mozambique, Antananarivo in Madagascar, and Port Louis in Mauritius. The visitContinue Reading
