The pope has largely failed to elevate the status of women in the church who have ‘rightly called attention to the gap between their huge service to the church and their almost total absence in church decision-making.’ – Jesuit FatherContinue Reading
Rome: The Conference of Italian Bishops (CEI) has condemned “vulgar” posters critical of Pope Francis that appeared all over Rome at the weekend and expressed solidarity with the reformist pontiff. The anonymous posters, written in the local working-class ‘Romanesco’ dialect, picture a stern-faced Francis and allege a series of misusesContinue Reading
Pope Francis appealed to government leaders to be strong in the fight against the scourge of human trafficking. Marking Wednesday’s ‘International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking’ marked annually on 8 February, and focusing this year on the trafficking of children and adolescents, the Pope had words ofContinue Reading
Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro,is expected to arrive in India on February 16Continue Reading
More than 4,440 people claim to have been victims between 1980 and 2015Continue Reading
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
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 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
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
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
