Nepal to have its first woman chief justice
2016-03-15
Karki is expected to charge on April 13Continue Reading
Vatican set to approve Mother Teresa elevation to sainthood
2016-03-14
What is unclear is whether the pope will bow to appeals from the Catholic Church in India and travel to Kolkata for the ceremony or, as Vatican sources say is more likely, preside over one in Rome.Continue Reading
So, what are these ‘Missionaries of Mercy’ actually doing?
2016-03-14
On Ash Wednesday Pope Francis commissioned more than 1,000 priests who were sent out around the world as ambassadors of mercy. But for many the question still remains: what are they actually doing? For Fr. Roger Landry, a Missionary of Mercy hailing from the diocese of Fall River, Mass., theirContinue Reading
Boston Globe bails on Crux
2016-03-14
The newspaper has decided to end the Church-centered vertical it launched just 18 months ago.Continue Reading
Pope offers lunch for friends of deceased homeless man
2016-03-14
The luncheon was held at the Jesuit-run “Gift of Mercy” houseContinue Reading
Joan of Arc ring back in France after 600 years in U.K.
2016-03-14
The owners of an historically themed amusement park in France have purchased, at auction, a 15th century silver ring believed to have belonged to the country’s patron saint, Joan of Arc, for 30 times its estimated value. After 600 years in the United Kingdom, the ring has returned to FrenchContinue Reading
Salesians go where nobody wants to enter: Artime
2016-03-11
Fr Tomy Uzhunnalil was among four Salesians who worked in YemenContinue Reading
Pope Francis approves new rules for funds of Saints’ Causes
2016-03-10
Vatican City: Pope Francis has given provisional approval to a new series of norms governing the establishment and management of funds for the advancement of investigations into the lives of people proposed for sainthood. Given by Papal rescript, the approval ad experimentum for a period of three years governs theContinue Reading
Now you can ‘Click to Pray’ with Pope Francis from your iPhone
2016-03-10
“Dear Carlos,” Pope Francis wrote. “I was pleased to receive your recent letter.” A pope who has a penchant for surprising personal gestures has done it again — this time by personally replying to an 18-year-old imprisoned in Southern California for involuntary manslaughter in connection with a gang-related killing. InContinue Reading
Catholic Church grows faster than global population
2016-03-09
From 2005-2014, the number of Catholics grew from 1.12 billion to 1.27 billion.Continue Reading