Shizhuang: In a living room plastered with pious images, the Shi family flicked through timeworn pictures of a wizened man with tortoiseshell glasses and bright eyes, the oldest bishop of China’s underground Catholic Church. Almost a month ago, they were passed word that Shi Enxiang, who spent more thanContinue Reading
A documentary on the new claim would be released on the first anniversary of the tragedyContinue Reading
The International Bamboo Organ Festival was started in 1975Continue Reading
Golovnina was a superb journalist with a long and varied career at ReutersContinue Reading
Parliament passes law banning fees and preventing foreign and same-sex couples from seeking surrogacy servicesContinue Reading
Paris – The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cologne in Germany has disclosed it is worth 3.35 billion euros ($3.82 billion), making it richer than the Vatican. Publication of the first full report of its wealth reflects greater financial transparency within the German Church since Pope Francis removed a bishop inContinue Reading
Vatican City – In his Ash Wednesday homily, Pope Francis said the time of Lent is a call to leave hypocrisy behind and reconcile with God through fasting, charity and prayerful tears before our merciful Father. “I ask you a question: do I cry? Does the Pope cry? Do cardinalsContinue Reading
Tripoli – “I should stay! How can I leave the Christians alone?” These are the words of Bishop Giovanni Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, in response to the Islamic State’s threats that it plans to take over the country and continue beheading Christians, as it did this past weekend, killingContinue Reading
The massacre occurred days after video circulated of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians being beheaded by ISISContinue Reading
Many bishops in East Asia are granting dispensations from the fasting and abstinenceContinue Reading
