Abu Dhabi, Dec 6, 2018: Pope Francis will visit the UAE for the first time in what will be a landmark moment for interfaith relations and Catholics in the Gulf. The Vatican announced the visit to the country on February 3-5 on Thursday. The news follows an official invitation fromContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec: 6, 2018: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said he was bringing a “message of hope” to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh this week. The Manila cardinal was visiting the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in his capacity as president of Caritas Internationalis, the Church’s main international humanitarian agency.Continue Reading
A special correspondent Hsinchu, TAIWAN, Dec 5, 2018: For asserting that they are Taiwanese, two women waitresses lost their job in Sydney, Australia. When the owner of the Chinese restaurant asked them their nationality, they said they are Taiwanese. But, the Chinese boss wouldn’t agree. He insisted that they areContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia, Dec 5: Arabian news reports have shared photos and information about what is believed to be the first ever Coptic church mass conducted in Saudi Arabia on Dcember 2. Cairo Scene reported on a translation from Al Watan, which explained that Egyptian Bishop Ava Morkos of Shobra ElContinue Reading
Okahandja, Dec 5, 2018: When a five-year-old girl with her baby brother in tow knocked at Christina Swartbooi’s door in the middle of the night asking for food, she knew she had to do something, not only for them, but even more for her community as well. Residing in theContinue Reading
An internationally renowned chef who recently dedicated his time to relief efforts in the Port City has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Chef and humanitarian José Andrés, founder of ThinkFoodGroup and World Central Kitchen (WCK), was nominated for the award last week by Rep. John Delaney ofContinue Reading
Only a few Sundays ago, World Day of the Poor commenced around the world in the Catholic Church. In India, where Saint Mother Teresa spent most of her life caring for the poor before her death, World Day of the Poor was held in her honor. More specifically, the dayContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 3, 2018:- Pope Francis lit a candle Dec. 2, a symbol of hope, to pray for the children affected by violence and war in Syria and across the Middle East. “Advent is a time of hope. At this moment I would like to make the hope forContinue Reading
Washington, Dec. 2, 2018: Ultranationalism is the chief reason behind the growing number of countries ranked worse than before on guaranteeing citizens their religious freedom, according to Thomas Heine-Geldern, executive president of Aid to the Church in Need. One example was India’s “Hinduistic nationalist approach,” Heine-Geldern said, “which leads toContinue Reading
New York, Nov. 30, 2018: One of the most famous songs of Christmas was celebrated Nov. 27 as it approaches its 200th anniversary, with a concert at the New York City church where “Silent Night” is believed to have been sung in the United States for the first time andContinue Reading
