Listening to India my prime responsibility: new nuncio
2017-02-08
Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro,is expected to arrive in India on February 16Continue Reading
7% Australian Catholic priests alleged child abusers: Report
2017-02-07
More than 4,440 people claim to have been victims between 1980 and 2015Continue Reading
Pope Francis ‘serene’ after critical posters plastered around Rome
2017-02-06
Vatican City – While the Pope has in the past been depicted as a superhero or peace advocate, this weekend set a much different tone as Rome woke up Saturday to see the walls of the city center plastered with some 200 anti-Pope Francis posters. However, after hearing about theContinue Reading
Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy out on bail after three years
2017-02-05
Lahore: After spending more than three years in jail, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and facing the death penalty, was granted bail by the Supreme Court in Lahore on 1 Feb. Adnan Prince has been imprisoned in Lahore’s district jail since November 2013 after he was accused by a workContinue Reading
Vatican to screen “The 26 martyrs of Japan”
2017-02-04
Vatican City: Not only “Silence”. After the launch of the most recent film by Martin Scorsese, the Vatican decided to tell again the story of the evangelization and martyrdom of the first missionaries in Japan. The opportunity will arise on 6 February next, the liturgical memorial of the Japanese martyrs,Continue Reading
Dubai hosts world’s largest Catholic community
2017-02-04
It might come as a surprise to many that the largest Catholic parish community in the world is found in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It numbers over half a million members and is growing quickly. Although Dubai is a Muslim city and emirate, Christians may openly practice theirContinue Reading
American Jesuits take a stand
2017-02-03
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ These are tumultuous times for the United States and in fact, for a good part of the world. President Donald Trump is being true to his campaign promises. In just about ten days after his inauguration, he has signed several controversial executive orders. These include,Continue Reading
Trump vows to end political limits on churches
2017-02-03
Washington: Declaring that religious freedom is “under threat,” President Donald Trump has vowed to repeal a rarely enforced IRS rule that says pastors who endorse candidates from the pulpit risk losing their tax-exempt status. “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives ofContinue Reading
Catholics, Muslims collaborate to screen film
2017-02-03
The two communities will cooperate for local premiere showing of “The Sultan and the Saint” Continue Reading
Nigeria: attacks create tension, as committee works for peace
2017-02-02
“The gunmen came to my village. As they entered, they were shouting and chanting ‘Allahu akhbar’ [Allah is the greatest], and in the twinkling of an eye, 45 people were killed.” This is the account of a survivor of a November attack in Chaiwai village in the Kaura Local GovernmentContinue Reading