Melbourne, June 16, 2020: Cardinal George Pell told a group of Australian students that his Christian faith helped him persevere through his time in prison, and offered advice on how to overcome grief and stressful situations. Pell, in one of his first public appearances since his April release from prison,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 16, 2020: Cardinal Charles Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Asia, on June 16 expressed shock over the hospitalization of Archbishop Moses M. Costa of Chittagong in Bangladesh with Covid-19 related issues. “The news comes as a shock because the archbishop hasContinue Reading
Punjab, June 15, 2020:Christians in a small town in eastern Pakistan have been left “terrified” after an armed gang attacked their church, tearing down a cross and knocking over a wall. Neighbors of Trinity Pentecostal Church in Kala Shah Kaku in Punjab province were alerted by the sound of commotionContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 15, 2020: Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has revealed poverty that Catholics cannot ignore. “The word of God allows for no complacency; it constantly impels us to acts of love,” Pope Francis wrote in his message for the 2020 World Day of the Poor. In hisContinue Reading
Rome, June 13, 2020: Venerable Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer programmer who died in 2006, will be beatified October 10 in Assisi, Italy. “The joy we have long awaited finally has a date,” Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi said in a statement June 13. The beatification will takeContinue Reading
By Arun Kumar June 12, 2020: Amid fresh US criticism of the state of religious freedom in the country, India has justified denial of visas to teams from a bipartisan US body saying it had no locus standi on these issues. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) hadContinue Reading
Washington, June 12, 2020: The top US military officer says he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a nearby church for a photo opportunity. Local authorities had used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the way of protesters so thatContinue Reading
Washington, June 12, 2020: A famous painting by the artist Caravaggio depicts the conversion of St. Paul when Christ called him on the road to Damascus. The painting shows St. Paul having been blinded by a light and flung from his horse onto the ground. For Deacon Patrick Agustin, hisContinue Reading
Peshawar, June 11, 2020: A Christian family in Pakistan was shot for buying a house in a Muslim neighborhood. On June 7, police in the city of Peshawar in the Khybar Pakhtunkhawa province arrested the sons of a man accused of shooting two members of the Christian family after theyContinue Reading
Rome, june, 11, 2020 As the Vatican continues to evaluate a reported Eucharistic miracle in Poland, the priest of the parish where it occurred says that the extraordinary event has led to conversions. Fr. Andrzej Ziombra is parish priest of St. Hyacinth in Legnica, Poland, where a consecrated Host wasContinue Reading
