Pope could skip India, visit Myanmar in November
2017-07-30
Pope wanted to visited India and Bangladesh this yearContinue Reading
Filipino bishops form forum to fight trafficking
2017-07-29
By Santosh Digal Manila: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Philippines (CBCP) launched a new forum to fight human trafficking in the country. Bishop Ruperto Cruz Santos of Balanga diocese and chairman of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ECMI) inaugurated the newly formed “CatholicContinue Reading
Clergy are ‘main obstacle’ to Pope Francis’ agenda: Vatican newspaper
2017-07-29
Rome — The “main obstacle” Pope Francis faces in implementing his agenda for the Church comes from “closure, if not hostility” from “a good part of the clergy, at levels both high and low,” stated an article in the Vatican’s semi-official newspaper L’Osservatore Romano on the weekend. Giulio Cirignano, anContinue Reading
Pak prime minister resigns after adverse court verdict
2017-07-28
It was a 5-0 majority decisionContinue Reading
Yemen faces world’s worst cholera outbreak : UN
2017-07-27
The United Nations (UN) has warned that Yemen faces “the world’s worst cholera outbreak in the midst of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis”, with the number of cases expected to reach 600,000 by the end of the year. “In just two months, cholera has spread to almost every governorate ofContinue Reading
Kenyans of Indian descent become 44th tribe
2017-07-27
President Uhuru Kenyatta has gazetted the recognition of the Kenyans of Indian decent as the 44th tribe in Kenya and invited them to participate in the political, economic, cultural and social development of the nation. The presidential proclamation is contained in the special gazette issue of July 21, 2017. ActingContinue Reading
Mass marks first anniversary of Fr Jacques’ murder
2017-07-27
The archdiocese of Rouen in northern France held a special Mass on July 26 to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of an elderly parish priest, Fr Jacques Hamel. The 85-year-old was killed while celebrating Mass on July 26th last year after two gunmen stormed his church in the townContinue Reading
Cardinal Pell denies sex charges in court
2017-07-26
A committal mention date has been set for October 6Continue Reading
Caritas Manila rebuilds Yolanda victims’ lives
2017-07-26
Concluded as the most powerful storm to make landfall in recorded history, Yolanda affected 3,424,593 families in nine regions Continue Reading
Religious fundamentalism threatens Asia, warns Christian conference
2017-07-26
Christian Conference of Asia held its executive committee meeting mid July Continue Reading