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
By Matters India Reporter Kathmandu, Nov. 29, 2018: The Republic of Nepal and the Universal Peace Federation are jointly organizing the Asia Pacific Leadership Summit 2018 in Kathmandu amid controversy over the Christian funding partner involvement with a state involvement. The November 30 to December 3 Asia-Pacific Summit 2018 willContinue Reading
Rome, Nov. 28, 2018: Three Claretian missionaries have been kidnapped in the Anglophone region in southwest Cameroon. They are Fathers Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang and Placide Muntong along with a seminarian from the congregation officially known as the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. They were kidnapped onContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov 27, 2018: The Catholic Bishops of the Central African Republic have launched an appeal to observe December 2 as a “Day of Lamentation and Prayer” in memory of the many victims of violence in the nation. 1 December: Day of Mourning In a communiqué the Bishops’ ConferenceContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov. 27, 2018: Filomena Lamberti was lying at home asleep when her now ex-husband threw acid over her face disfiguring her for life. It was the vicious culmination of what had been a troubled marriage to her husband known as “GV” for more than there decades. This hadContinue Reading
Rome, Nov. 25, 2018: Even in the Eternal City, it’s not often you see cloistered nuns outside the confines of their monasteries. Yet the black veils of over 300 women religious who have chosen a life of prayer and solitude filled the great hall of the Pontifical Lateran University inContinue Reading
Rome, Nov. 25, 2018: Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago and Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta are among those Pope Francis appointed Nov. 23 to the organizing committee for next February’s meeting of presidents of bishops’ conferences to discuss the protection of minors in the Church. In a statement released onContinue Reading
