Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to probe bishop
2018-01-30
Scicluna was the Vatican’s long-time sex crimes prosecutor in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithContinue Reading
15,000 global youth to attend Genfest in Manila
2018-01-30
The festival was born from a prophetic intuition of Chiara Lubic, founder of the Focolare MovementContinue Reading
Pakistan: Christian cleaner dies at work, leaving wife and two children
2018-01-28
Karachi: A Pakistani Christian, who fell ill after inhaling poisonous gasses at work, died on Saturday (20 January) after three days on a life-support machine. Shahzad Masih, 24, who leaves a wife and two young children, worked as a sewer cleaner in the Korangi area of the southern city ofContinue Reading
Bomb blast kills 95 in Kabul
2018-01-27
158 were wounded as bomb hidden In ambulance goes off Continue Reading
French lawmakers banned from wearing religious symbols
2018-01-26
Paris: France’s parliament has banned lawmakers from wearing any religious symbols under a new “neutral” dress code, an extension of the country’s strict secular rules that is seen as going too far by some critics. Under the change approved late Wednesday, members of the National Assembly must avoid “the wearingContinue Reading
Vatican asks underground Chinese bishops to stand aside for government-backed ones’
2018-01-25
The Holy See has reportedly asked two Chinese bishops to stand aside to make way for illicitly ordained, Chinese government-backed counterparts. A Vatican delegation asked Bishop Peter Zhuang of Shantou and Bishop Jospeh Guo Xijin of Mindong to retire or accept demotion in order to smooth relations with the ChineseContinue Reading
Seminary formators in Cebu City to tackle ways to improve priesthood
2018-01-24
Cebu: At least 400 seminary formators in the Philippines gathered in Cebu City to discuss the implementation of new guidelines to improve the quality of priests in response to new and emerging challenges of modern society. Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, chair of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) EpiscopalContinue Reading
Indonesian president urges Catholic youth to foster harmony, peace
2018-01-24
By Matters India Reporter Palembang: The future of Indonesia lies in the unity among its 714 tribes speaking different languages, says the country’s President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The head of the world’s largest archipelago country made the plea on January 22 while opening the 30th Catholic Students Congress held atContinue Reading
Catholic priests arrested in protests in Congo
2018-01-24
Protests against the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo have resulted in the arrest of 10 Catholic priests — a sign of the government’s willingness to defy church authorities at the forefront of the movement to oust its authoritarian leader. The protests against President Joseph Kabila on Sunday , Jan. 21Continue Reading
Myanmar ‘ready’ to receive Rohingyas from Bangladesh
2018-01-23
Yangon: Myanmar authorities said on Tuesday that they are ready to initiate a gradual repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh despite an announcement of delay by Dhaka due to incomplete preparations. Speaking at a press conference in Nay Pyi Taw, Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win MyatContinue Reading