Glasgow, Oct 28, 2021: As the various faith Caminos and relays to Conference of Parties (COP) 26 converge on Glasgow this coming weekend they will be joined by official faith delegations. Prominent among them will be the Catholic lobby. Pope Francis may not be going but he is likely toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Oct. 13, 2021: Jesuit Father Thomas J. Reese, a leading American journalist, suggests that Pope Francis should send Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as his representative to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The Conference of Parties, or COP26, is scheduled to meetContinue Reading
Chiang Mai, Oct. 13, 2021: The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues has urged the Churches in Asia to increase their engagement with the UN to promote minority rights. Fernand de Varennes said this while addressing the last day of the Christian Conference of Asia’s regional consultation onContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila, Oct. 8, 2021: A top Philippine Church leader on October 8 applauded local journalist Maria Ressa for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021. The Filipina shared the prestigious annual award with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, the co-founder and editor of the independent newspaper ‘Novaya Gazeta.’Continue Reading
Vatican City, Oct 6, 2021: At the General Audience on October6, Pope Francis prayed for victims of clerical sexual abuse in France, expressing his sadness and grief at the trauma they have experienced. “This is a moment of shame,” said Pope Francis, commenting on a damning new report detailing hundredsContinue Reading
By Celine D’Cunha Rome, Oct. 6, 2021: The 24th general chapter of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco (FMA) elected Sister Chiara Cazzuola as its 11th superior general. The election took place on October 5. Sister Cazzuola will lead the congregation for the next six years. Father Angel Fernandez Artime,Continue Reading
Vatican City, Sep 29, 2021: Pope Francis has highlighted “very painful errors” committed in the past as he marked the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence. In a letter addressed to Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López, president of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico, the pope said he hoped that the anniversary wouldContinue Reading
Shajan Valavi Kochi, Sept. 25, 2021. More than 400 Salesian priests, brothers, sisters and young people spread over 19 regions are attending online the Salesian School of Social Communication (SSSC). The program was opened on September 24 by Father Gildasio Mendes, the general councilor for social communication/ Eighty-two members ofContinue Reading
Rome: The Papal Foundation has awarded $798,244 in scholarships to priests, brothers, nuns and lay faithful from five continents to study at 16 universities in Rome as part of the Saint John Paul II Scholarship Program. The foundation’s mission is to serve the Pope and the Catholic Church through faith,Continue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: The participants of an online Asian workshop “On reporting and documentation on environment issues” were invited to embrace social media for “Digital Shepherding for Ecological Justice.” The workshop was organized by Salesian Father George Plathottam, secretary of the Federation of Bishops’ Conferences – Office of SocialContinue Reading
