How nuns lead on climate action
2018-01-18
Their goals for sustainability put most multinational corporations to shame.Continue Reading
Pope begs forgiveness for ‘irreparable harm’ from sex abuse
2018-01-16
Santiago: Pope Francis begged for forgiveness today for the “irreparable damage” done to children who were raped and molested by priests, opening his visit to Chile by diving head-first into a scandal that has greatly hurt the Catholic Church’s credibility here and cast a cloud over his visit. Francis alsoContinue Reading
Hundreds of Muslims convert to Christianity in Austria
2018-01-16
The ongoing refugee crisis has indirectly led to Austria recording a significant number of Muslims who converted to Christianity Three quarters of the 750 baptized adults in 2017 are immigrants from Muslim countries, citing the official spokesman for the Archdiocese of Vienna. Only in the Austrian capital, 260 people representingContinue Reading
How inmates at a Chilean women’s prison are preparing for the pope
2018-01-14
Santigo: As Pope Francis prepares to visit Chile next week, the inmates at San Joaquin Women’s Penitentiary Center in Santiago are cleaning, decorating, and preparing for what they believe is a providential papal visit. The pope will visit the prison on Jan. 16, making a 40-minute stop to meet withContinue Reading
Retired Taiwanese cycles through South, Southeast Asia helping needy
2018-01-14
New Delhi: A Taiwanese retiree who is cycling his way through six South and Southeast Asian countries has won the hearts of locals along the way through his volunteer work. At 67-years old, Albert Chen is living proof that life can be rewarding after retirement or a fight with cancer.Continue Reading
Churches attacked, Chile reviews security for Pope’s visit
2018-01-14
A series of attacks on Catholic churches have prompted Chilean authorities to review security ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to the South American country on Monday, officials said. But Interior Minister Mario Fernandez told a national radio station that the Pope will not be at risk during the first papalContinue Reading
Chinese authorities demolish Christian church
2018-01-12
A huge church purportedly built with almost £2 million raised from local worshippers in one of China’s poorest regions has been demolished by authorities, the latest flashpoint between religious groups and the officially atheist Communist Party. The Golden Lampstand Church in the city of Linfen in the northern Shanxi provinceContinue Reading
Christian NGO hands over quake-resilient school to villagers
2018-01-11
A total of ten schools in remote and inaccessible areas affected by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal are being got ready to be handed over.Continue Reading
Vatican app to help priests preach short and ‘simple’ homilies
2018-01-10
‘Don’t give homilies that are too intellectual, elaborate. Speak simply, speak to the heart’Continue Reading
Pope Francis gives 2,000 poor, prisoners a day at the circus
2018-01-10
Vatican City: Tomorrow afternoon some 2,100 of Rome’s poor, homeless, refugees, prisoners and volunteers will head to the circus courtesy of Pope Francis in yet another act of charity for those who are less fortunate. Tickets to the performance were provided through the Papal Almoner’s office, which manages the Pope’sContinue Reading