Assisi: Canterbury archbishop, Pope Francis to mark 30 years
2016-09-02
Religious leaders will participate in a three-day event celebrating the first World Day of PrayerContinue Reading
7.1 magnitude quake jolts New Zealand
2016-09-02
The quake hit at 4:37 am local timeContinue Reading
Teresa work lives on in streets
2016-09-01
Rome: With their blue-trimmed white saris, the sisters are a discreet but distinctive presence on the streets at night, offering solace to the destitute and, when possible, a place to stay. But these sisters with the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa, who is to beContinue Reading
Dissident saint – liability turns asset for Church
2016-09-01
Albanian born UK Author tells what makes Mother Teresa different – ‘Her dissidence’.
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Pope creates Vatican office for integral human development
2016-08-31
Vatican City: On Wednesday the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ decision to form a new mega-dicastery merging the Vatican offices for Justice and Peace, Migrants, charity and healthcare. Dedicated to “Promoting Integral Human Development,” the new department – also called a dicastery – was announced in an Aug. 31 communique fromContinue Reading
Priest related to Princess Diana on the path to sainthood
2016-08-31
London: A relative of Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry has moved one step closer to sainthood. According to reports from the British news source Catholic Herald, a 20-year investigation into the life and works of Father Ignatius Spencer has recently been approved by Vatican historians. The positio, orContinue Reading
Mongolia’s first native priest: Father Joseph Enkh Baatar
2016-08-31
He is the first fruits of 24 years of missionary work in the east Asian country
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Security warning for UK churches after French priest murder
2016-08-31
The new guidance states that churches should have a door that can be slammed shut in the event of an attackContinue Reading
Rome abuzz with fervour of Mother Teresa’s canonisation
2016-08-31
An estimated 5,00,000 people are expected to gather at the circular square in front of the Vatican on SundayContinue Reading
‘I was sure that it was Mother Teresa who healed me
2016-08-30
Rimini: The Brazilian man who received the miracle allowing for Mother Teresa’s canonization has shared his story, saying he and his wife were ordinary believers who received an extraordinary sign of God’s mercy. “From the beginning, the diagnoses weren’t good and they seemed only worse. (But) from that moment, insideContinue Reading