Salesian project serves 9,000 plus poor in Mexico
2016-04-15
The goal of the project is to create an extensive educational network in areas where poor youth are at risk of social exclusionContinue Reading
Last surviving French missionary priest in Malaysia passes away
2016-04-14
Kuala Lumpur: French- born Catholic priest Rev Father Antoine Henriot MEP, from the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, passed away on Wednesday. He was 92 and the priest spent his last days at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Cheras. Kuala Lumpur Archbishop Reverend Julian Leow said a RequiemContinue Reading
Poland’s abortion debate risks shaking government, Church
2016-04-13
Warsaw: As Poland’s Catholic Church prepares to celebrate 1,050 years as the national faith, a call by its bishops for a total ban on abortion has embroiled the church in a divisive and potentially harmful debate. The church that was crucial in preserving the nation’s spirit and identity in WorldContinue Reading
Pope Francis: ‘persecution is the Church’s daily bread’
2016-04-12
Vatican City: Pope Francis said on Tuesday that “persecution is the Church’s daily bread”. Speaking during morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, the Pope recalled the first Christian martyr – Stephen – and said that “still today so many Christians are killed or persecuted for their faith in Christ”. PopeContinue Reading
Heat wave shuts more than 250 Malaysian schools
2016-04-11
Temperatures soared above 37 degrees Celsius over a 72-hour periodContinue Reading
Pope sends condolences after deadly fire in India
2016-04-10
Vatican City: Pope Francis has sent his condolences to the victims and relatives of a fireworks accident on Sunday that killed at least 100 people and injured hundreds of others in India’s Kerala state during celebrations of the local Hindu new year. The Pope was “saddened to learn of theContinue Reading
A first: U.N. to observe Ambedkar’s birth anniversary
2016-04-10
The birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and Dalit rights activist, would be observed at the United Nations for the first time with focus on combating inequalities to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Permanent Mission of India to the U.N. in association with theContinue Reading
Pope Francis appeals for abducted Salesian’s release
2016-04-10
Vatican City: Pope Francis on April 10 appealed for the immediate release of Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was taken captive on March 4 during the course of a murderous terror attack on a home for the elderly operated by the Missionaries of Charity in Yemen. The attackers killed 16Continue Reading
One third of Pakistanis live below poverty line: report
2016-04-08
Karachi: Nearly 60 million people live below the poverty line in Pakistan, making almost a third of the country poor under a new formula adopted by the government to measure poverty. The report, from Pakistan’s Planning Commission, estimates that adults in up to 7.6 million households are earning less thanContinue Reading
Pope calls for compassionate Church open to “imperfect” Catholics
2016-04-08
Vatican City: Pope Francis has called for a church that is less strict and more compassionate towards “imperfect” Catholics, such as those who divorced and remarried, saying “no one can be condemned forever”. Francis said gays should be respected but firmly restated the church’s position that there are “absolutely no grounds”Continue Reading