Abu Dhabi, Feb 12, 2019: Thousands of worshippers from across the Middle East and beyond will turn out in celebration as the foundations are laid for the UAE’s first traditional Hindu stone temple. The foundation stones ceremony for the shrine in Abu Dhabi will take place on April 20, launchingContinue Reading
Mexico City, Feb. 12, 2019: At least 152 Catholic priests in Mexico have been suspended in the past nine years for sexual abuse against minors, Mexico’s Archbishop for Monterrey said, prompting a lawyer for alleged victims of abuse to question on Monday the Church’s sincerity. “Some delinquent priests are inContinue Reading
Vatican City, Feb. 9, 2019: An environmental group is asking Pope Francis to abstain from all animal products during Lent, promising a $1 million donation to a charity of his choice if he does so. “Today, Pope Francis, I am asking you to join me in abstaining from all animalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chittagong, Feb 11, 2019: The end of 500 years of celebration of Christianity in Bangladesh ended with message of harmony among people of all religions on Feb 8. The occasion was to mark the first settlement of Portuguese Catholic merchants in 1518. In the interim meetingContinue Reading
Geneva, Feb. 11, 2019: Geneva residents on February 10 voted for a controversial new “secularism law,” which will among other things ban elected officials and public employees from wearing visible religious symbols. More than 55 percent voters in the Swiss canton backed the law, final results showed, despite warnings thatContinue Reading
A Brazilian Catholic archbishop has banned priests in his district from being alone with children. Manoel Delson, archbishop of the northeastern state of Paraiba, signed the decree on Wednesday following a court order forcing the archdiocese to pay almost £2.5m in compensation over the sexual exploitation of minors. Mr Delson’sContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb. 9, 2019: India on Feb 9 rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks that members of Indian minorities are treated like “second class citizens”, saying they were an “egregious insult” to all Indians. Addressing a ceremony, Khan said his government would ensure equal status and rights toContinue Reading
Washington, Feb 9, 2019: The Trump administration has announced that it will launch two projects in India in partnership with the private sector as part of its historic initiative to empower 50 million women globally to tap their economic potential. The initiative will be led by Ivanka Trump, the eldestContinue Reading
Netherlands, Feb 9, 2019: The Netherlands is becoming the land of death, and that’s not just physical death with its permissive euthanasia laws, but spiritual death with the Catholic Church in decline. It is, in fact, in freefall. Archbishop Wim Eijk, one of the country’s most steadfastly Catholic bishops, revealedContinue Reading
Birmingham, Feb. 7, 2019: New research carried out by the University of Birmingham’s Gëzim Alpion concludes that Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul was triggered by childhood and that she had gnawing doubts about the existence of God to the end of her life. Dr Gëzim Alpion, who isContinue Reading
