Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN, dies on Easter
2016-03-28
The Poor Clare nun changed the face of Catholicism in the United States and around the worldContinue Reading
Benedict XVI is frail but ‘perfectly lucid’, says Vatican spokesman
2016-03-27
Although retired pope Benedict XVI is growing more frail, there are no particular concerns or worries regarding his health, a Vatican spokesman has said. Fr Federico Lombardi issued a statement following an interview with Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the retired pope’s personal secretary, in which the archbishop said Benedict XVI wasContinue Reading
African priest who exposed rights abuses murdered
2016-03-25
He was trying to show the world who was killed and who was responsibleContinue Reading
Unique chant takes Vietnamese deeper into Christ’s Passion
2016-03-25
Hanoi:.- While the Stations of the Cross are a worldwide Lenten devotion for Catholics, the faithful in Vietnam have an additional practice that blends ancient traditional chants with Catholic prayer and meditation on the Crucifixion. “The ‘Ngam Nguyen’ are…a unique Vietnamese Catholic practice of intoning a series of meditations recountingContinue Reading
Pope Francis washes feet of Muslim migrants
2016-03-25
“We have different cultures and religions, but we are brothers and we want to live in peace,” Pope Francis said.Continue Reading
Christian convert hacked to death in Bangladesh
2016-03-23
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the killingContinue Reading
Mentally ill abused in Indonesian care centers
2016-03-21
Jakarta: Mentally ill Indonesians are routinely shackled by their families or social care facilities, and face psychological and sexual abuse at the hands of their carers, a new report by Human Rights Watch says. An estimated 57,000 have experienced such conditions, known as “pasung”, in the South-east Asian nation, despiteContinue Reading
Meet the ‘Mother Teresa’ of 14th century Rome
2016-03-21
Rome: Although she’s not as well known outside of Rome, Saint Francesca Romana has been lauded as a woman whose charity and service to the poor rival those of the modern-day, soon-to-be saint Mother Teresa. Saint Francesca Romana, also known as Saint Frances of Rome, is “a saint loved becauseContinue Reading
India’s refusal to grant religious freedom visas a ‘missed opportunity’
2016-03-21
Washington D.C: India is making a mistake in refusing to issue visas to a U.S. international religious freedom organization, said religious liberty advocates and experts specializing in the South Asian country. “This is a missed opportunity for India and for religious freedom. We had hoped to travel there for someContinue Reading
Pak Catholics call sainthood for young martyr
2016-03-20
New Delhi – Marking the first death anniversary of a young man who prevented a suicide bomber from entering a crowded church in Lahore, a group of Catholics in Pakistan have called for his canonization. The first anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on St. John’s Catholic Church in Lahore was onContinue Reading