Rome: Friends and fans called him a “gentle giant,” a faithful “prayer warrior” and a Clark Kent whose superman power was helping people grow in holiness and faith. “I believe I truly knew a saint,” one friend wrote. The written comments were among the hundreds of condolence messages, prayers andContinue Reading
San Salvador: Fr. Walter Osmir Vásquez Jiménez was shot and killed the afternoon of March 29, Holy Thursday, on a dirt road outside of the town of Lolotique, El Salvador, as he was on his way to celebrate Mass. The Archdiocese of San Salvador released a statement expressing “its sorrow overContinue Reading
Beijing: Restricting the Vatican’s control over the appointment of bishops in China does not infringe on believers’ religious freedom, a Chinese official said Tuesday, amid historic negotiations between Beijing and the Holy See aimed at healing divisions. Chen Zongrong, an official overseeing religious affairs, said Beijing would not allow “foreignContinue Reading
Quetta: Four members of a Christian family were gunned down in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, police said, in the latest attack on the minority community. The family was travelling in a rickshaw when armed men on a motorcycle intercepted them and opened fire in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.Continue Reading
This is the first-ever blood relic of the great Pope still in liquid form stored in a glass container here in our country,’ says the Manila CathedralContinue Reading
St George’s Cross billows above the castellated twin towers of the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection. Inside, beams of light pour through stained-glass windows onto choir stalls and memorial plaques engraved with names like Sir Alexander Hutchinson Lawrence. This Anglican church could easily have been built in an English shire.Continue Reading
In towns located north of Manila at least three people had 8cm spikes driven through their palms and feetContinue Reading
By James Dsouza Three hundred young people from around the world had been chosen to come to Rome in preparation for the XV Synod of Bishops to take place in October 2018 to treat the topic: “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.” The main objective of the pre-synod ofContinue Reading
Singapore: More than 140 people, from teens to senior citizens, took part in a special barefoot Way of the Cross across Singapore recently. The annual event, called Crucis Singapura, was organised by Jesus Youth Singapore. This was the eighth time that the group, part of the Jesus Youth movement whichContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Phnom Penh: A group of church leaders from Cambodia’s rural congregations has affirmed to proclaim the Gospel to all God’s people and witness together in participating to build the Kingdom of God. The ecumenical leadership development training organized by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) inContinue Reading
