By Matters India reporter Yangon, Jan. 27, 2019: Cardinal Charles Bo, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences on January 27 condemned two blasts that killed at least 20 people in a Philippines cathedral earlier in the day. “I strongly condemn this dastardly act in which brothers killed brothersContinue Reading
PANAMA CITY, Jan 26: Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims stopped by the Jama Mosque Jan. 24 en route to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis. “Brothers, sisters, you need water,” Hashim Bhana yelled at them from under a tent that announced a “hydration center” outside the mosque, a placeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Phnom Penh, January 21, 2019: Christian leaders have urged Cambodian government to guarantee for protecting the rights of religious minorities in Cambodia. A three-member delegation composed of three Officers of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), an ecumenical body, met with the officials of the MinistryContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Kolkata, Jan. 23, 2019: Pope Francis on December 11 appointed Bangladeshi Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario as his envoy to the special celebration of the 27th World Day of the Sick to be celebrated in Kolkata, 9-11 February, 2019. The last time the celebration held in India was atContinue Reading
Sagaing, Myanmar, Jan 23, 2019: Women’s voices is required to create lasting peace. Whether it is conflict prevention and conflict resolution or reconciliation, women’s meaningful participation in peace processes is definite. Naga Women have always played a role in upholding peace in the community. Taking the mission of unity andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Phnom Penh, January 21, 2019: Christian leaders have urged Cambodian government to guarantee for protecting the rights of religious minorities in Cambodia. A three-member delegation composed of three Officers of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), an ecumenical body, met with the officials of the MinistryContinue Reading
Bankok, Jan 19, 2019: Representatives of the Vatican’s doctrinal office and the heads of the doctrinal commissions or representatives of Asia’s bshops ’ conferences concluded a 4-day meeting on Jan. 18 in Bankok, Thailand, to discuss ways and methods for a more effective and integral proclamation of the Gospel inContinue Reading
Lima, Jan 17, 2019: With millions of YouTube views and hits on Spotify and iTunes, a group of young nun rockers play one of their biggest gigs next week, and thousands of Catholics, including the pope himself, will lap it up. It may be rock and roll, but Twisted SisterContinue Reading
By Linda Bordoni Vatican City, Jan. 15, 2019: Pope Francis has urged pastors of the Asian Church to foster cooperation and fraternal exchange and to reaffirm their common responsibility in promoting the unity and integrity of the Catholic faith in their vastly diverse continent. His words of encouragement came inContinue Reading
Islamabad: A Pakistani university is rebranding Valentine’s Day as “Sister’s Day”, and debating marking the holiday widely seen as a Western import by handing out headscarves and shawls to its female students. The University of Agriculture in Faisalabad (UAF), in central Punjab province, said the change was taken to promoteContinue Reading
