New Delhi, July 30, 2020: The number of victims of trafficking has gone up during the coronavirus pandemic, says a joint statement issued by two Christian organization on the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons that falls on July 30. Caritas Internationalis and Christian Organisation Against TraffickingContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 29, 2020: As governments and world leaders struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, they must also work harder to protect victims of human trafficking, said the Vatican-based international network of Catholic charities. Insufficient attention “was paid on the collateral damage of the ongoing pandemic, especially on migrantsContinue Reading
Beijing, July 29, 2020: Hackers linked to the Chinese government have infiltrated Vatican computer networks, including the Roman Catholic Church’s Hong Kong-based representative, a US firm that tracks state-backed cyberattacks said on July 29. It said the attacks began in May. The Vatican and Beijing were expected to engage inContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, July 29,2020: An assortment of spices grown in Kerala have been spreading their aroma, and fame, in far-off lands for centuries now. And the latest to fall for their taste and smell is a couple based in distant Ireland, who has used organically grown spices to flavour up aContinue Reading
Manila, July 27, 2020: Ahead of a major speech by President Rodrigo Duterte, Church leaders in the Philippines are calling for an end to “intimidation and fear” in the country. Duterte was scheduled to give his annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27. This year’s speech comesContinue Reading
Nantes, July 26, 2020: French authorities detained and charged a repentant church volunteer July 26 after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral. The man had previously been questioned and then released after the July 18 blaze that destroyedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, July 25, 2020: An Asian cardinal, who has consistently defended freedom of religions, has decried Turkish President’s decision to convert a revered icon of Christianity into a mosque. “It merely reopens wounds and exacerbates divides at a time when we should be healing humanity,” CardinalContinue Reading
Vatican, July 24, 2020: A print book which includes Pope Francis’ homilies during the coronavirus lockdown in Italy has been published by the Vatican. “Strong in the Face of Tribulation: The Church in Communion – A Sure Support in Time of Trial,” collects Pope Francis’ homilies, prayers, and other messagesContinue Reading
San Carlos, July 24, 2020: The dire economic situation in Venezuela, combined with the effects of the pandemic lockdown, has led to a crisis more severe than the biblical plagues in Egypt, a local bishop says. “The plagues of Egypt are nothing compared to what we are suffering here,” BishopContinue Reading
By Devin Watkins Karachi, July 23, 2020: Sister Ruth Lewis, who dedicated her life to children with mental and physical disabilities, died in Karachi with Covid-19 at the age of 77. Known across Pakistan as the “Mother of the Forgotten,” Sister Ruth Lewis spent her life caring for children withContinue Reading
