Manila Cathedral to display blood relic of Pope John Paul II
2018-04-02
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
The crumbling colonial-era churches of Pakistan
2018-04-02
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
Filipinos celebrate Easter with crucifixions and self-flagellation
2018-04-01
In towns located north of Manila at least three people had 8cm spikes driven through their palms and feetContinue Reading
Church listens to voice of young people
2018-03-30
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
Barefoot Way of the Cross across Singapore
2018-03-30
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
Cambodia Christians affirm to proclaim Gospel to all
2018-03-28
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
Cardinal to wash feet of refugees on Holy Thursday
2018-03-28
Manila: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila will wash the feet of migrants and refugees during a Holy Week ritual that traditionally celebrates Christ’s washing of the feet of the apostles. The head of Caritas Internationalis, who is leading a Vatican campaign to interact and welcome migrants and forcibly displacedContinue Reading
Pakistan TV airs first transgender anchor
2018-03-26
Islamabad: Marvia Malik, a journalism graduate who has also worked as a model, told the BBC she was moved to tears when she was offered the job. She anchored her first show on private broadcaster Kohenoor on Friday, after three months of training. Transgender people face discrimination in Pakistan andContinue Reading
Pope urges young people not to remain silent
2018-03-25
The pontiff told the traditional Palm Sunday Mass on Saint Peter’s Square, which this year coincides with World Youth DayContinue Reading
Thousands protest Polish anti-abortion bill
2018-03-25
Warsaw: Thousands of Poles took to the streets on March 24 to protest plans to tighten the abortion law, as the Council of Europe warned the new measure ran counter to Warsaw’s human rights commitments. In Warsaw, men and women carried large red signs shaped like hands with the wordContinue Reading