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
Dubai, 25 Mar : A Franciscan monk who gives away most of his earnings to the poor has been handed a prize for the world’s best teacher. Peter Tabichi won the $1 million (£760,000) Global Teacher Prize for 2019 on Saturday. The maths and physics teacher, who works at aContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, March 25, 2019: A leading Asian cardinal says the world’s resources are at the mercy of a minuscule minority, and the “poor are doubly-condemned by an economy that favors the powerful and a carbon hegemony that destroys their livelihood.” Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo, the president ofContinue Reading
Lahore, Mar. 20, 2019: A student stabbed a college professor to death on March 20 in eastern Pakistan, apparently upset over a planned party with women that he considered un-Islamic. Khalid Hameed, an English professor at the Government Sadiq Egerton College in Bahawalpur, was preparing for the farewell party whenContinue Reading
Fr Robin Gomes Vatican City, Mar. 20, 2019: With the worst water crisis hitting the Philippine capital in a decade, the Archbishop of Manila is urging for prayers for rain. “We are currently facing a water crisis. Experts reported that we are experiencing a mild El Nino,” wrote Cardinal LuisContinue Reading
