“Youngest cardinal” enlivens FABC meet
2016-12-03
Cardinal Fernandez is among the three new cardinals of AsiaContinue Reading
Oklahoma priest declared first American martyr by Pope Francis
2016-12-03
Vatican City: An American missionary priest killed in Guatemala in 1981 has moved a step closer to being named a Catholic saint after Pope Francis declared him the first-ever American martyr. The Rev. Stanley Rother, a priest from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, served for nearly 15 years in GuatemalaContinue Reading
Women’s desk needs more attention from Asian bishops: secretary
2016-12-03
by T. S. Thomas Negombo: Asian bishops have given their women’s desk greater importance in the past three years, but not at par with their other ministries, says a report. Combining laity, family and women under one commission has hindered bishops from taking up issues related to women in aContinue Reading
Asian bishops fete Papua New Guinea’s first cardinal
2016-12-03
By Santosh Digal Negombo, Sri Lanka: Papua New Guinea’s first cardinal has thanked bishops of Asia for sending missionaries to the Oceania continent. “I take this opportunity to thank you for sending missionaries to our region. Most of our missionaries at the present are from Asia. They come from countriesContinue Reading
Indian-American executives charged with fraud in US
2016-12-02
Washington: Two top Indian-American executives were on Thursday arrested in the US for allegedly misrepresenting their company’s finances to inflate its stock price. Nandu Thondavadi, 62, CEO of Schaumburg-based Quadrant 4 System, and Dhru Desai, 55, its chief financial officer and chairman, were charged with wire fraud and certifying falseContinue Reading
Christians should not fear speaking about their faith : British PM
2016-12-02
Christians should not be afraid of of speaking “freely” about their faith at work and in public places, Theresa May has said. The Prime Minister said people should be able to celebrate Christmas as she endorsed a report which said that Christianity should be “celebrated, not denigrated”. The report saysContinue Reading
Sri Lankan families need healing in post-war era: Bishop
2016-12-02
By T S Thomas Negombo: Catholic families in Sri Lanka are yet to recover from the horrors of war and violence, the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) was told. Although “the external violence of the protracted war is over, lasting peace is yet to become a reality,” said BishopContinue Reading
Childless couples, elderly challenge Catholic families in Japan
2016-12-02
By T S Thomas Negombo: Decrease in birth rates and increase in aged parents are posing some visible threats to the family life in Japan, one of the few developed countries in Asia. This was revealed by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) at the eleventh plenary assembly ofContinue Reading
Religion can trigger same brain areas as drugs: Study
2016-12-02
Participants were instructed to think about a saviour, about being with their families for eternity, about their heavenly rewards, their brains and bodies physically responded.Continue Reading
This lone Jesus statue survived the Tennessee wildfires
2016-12-01
Gatlinburg: As devastating wildfires continue to burn in East Tennessee, a startling discovery was made. On Thursday, CNN said that one of its affiliate reporters had found a statue of Jesus in the remains of a burnt-down house in Sevier County. The statue was the only thing standing amid theContinue Reading