Yangon: More than 500 participants from all over the world gathered this morning for the opening of the Asia Mission Conference (AMC) in Yangon, Myanmar. The conference, the fourth of its kind since the founding of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in 1957, marks an important opportunity to bringContinue Reading
Sr Sudha Varghese works among the poorest of the poor in BiharContinue Reading
We believe in compassion, a joint statement saysContinue Reading
The Diocese of Madras laid on a fellowship lunch for several thousand people last month as the Church of South India (CSI) celebrated the 70th anniversary of its formation. The Church of South India was formed on 27 September 1947 when the Church of England in southern India and theContinue Reading
The Vatican on Tuesday released the schedule of Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh. The two-nation papal visit was announced earlier by the Vatican on August 28. After visiting Myanmar, Nov 27 to 30, he will proceed to neighbouring Bangladesh, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. He is scheduledContinue Reading
By Alvaro de Juana Paris:- Patrick Canac was baptized, but like so many others, drifted away from the Church over time. In recent months, however, the successful French businessman has had a change of heart, returning to the Catholic Church and even making a large donation for the construction ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis will wade into the religious and political minefield of Myanmar’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims and the effects of their exodus to Bangladesh when he visits both countries next month. The Vatican on Tuesday released the itinerary for the Nov. 26-Dec. 2 trip, which has taken onContinue Reading
Brussel: SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, reaffirmed its commitment to truth in supporting Pope Francis’ theme for the 52nd World Communications Day. The Holy See’s Secretariat for Communication announced the theme for World Communications Day, set for May 13, 2018 as “’The truth will set you free’ (JnContinue Reading
By Stoyan Zaimov Christians pray for starving North Koreans during a prayer session in Seoul March 1, 2012. About 300 South Korean Christians also asked China not to send North Koreans detained in China back to the North, saying the North Koreans might be executed after their repatriation. An extensiveContinue Reading
London: A group of nuns is launching a soup restaurant in London — and plans to give away everything for free. The Daughters of Divine Charity, a Catholic order based in Norfolk, are swapping rural England for Shoreditch in Central London in order to launch the pop-up location, which has been named NUNdos. AccordingContinue Reading
