Margao: The annual feast of the Pentecost was celebrated at the Holy Spirit Church, Margao. In his homily, the main celebrant at the solemn concelebrated feast mass at 9.30am, rector of the Rachol Seminary, Fr Aleixo Menezes emphasised upon the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit — wisdom, understanding, counsel,Continue Reading
By: Josephine McKenna Rome: For centuries they lived in isolation and silence. They spent their lives as nuns in silent prayer, cut off from the world at a convent inspired by St. Clare on the island of Sardinia , which is second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomousContinue Reading
Rome, Italy: Some 30,000 followers of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal will be in Rome this week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the movement with meetings and Mass, culminating in a prayer vigil led by Pope Francis in the Circus Maximus. The May 31 – June 4 jubilee is being organizedContinue Reading
Bangalore – Sr. Lilly Francis (68) from the Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (SMMI) Nagpur Province was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the CCBI Commission for Women, earlier this month. The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India or CCBI, is the national Episcopal conference of the bishops of theContinue Reading
Warsow: Tymoteusz Szydło, 25, son of Poland’s Prime Minister was ordained on Saturday May 27 in a ceremony attended by the Polish head of government and her family in the southern city of Bielsko-Biała. After the ceremony, the Polish prime minister said she was proud of her son, who hadContinue Reading
By Smitha George New Delhi: The beatification of Sister Rani Maria, who was killed by a hired assassin in central India 27 years ago, will take place on November 4. The official announcement will take place in Indore in Madhya Pradesh. “It is a blessed moment for the Catholic Church inContinue Reading
Umbria, Italy: Italian brides are finding wedding dresses at an unusual spot hidden in the Umbrian hills, where they are able to pick out their special gown – all for the cost of a donation. Sister Maria Laura at the Augustinian monastery of St. Rita in Cascia, Italy began runningContinue Reading
Vatican City: Women who are consecrated to God live “the prophecy of joy,” and this authentic joy is their most credible witness, Pope Francis told leaders of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master on Monday. “The world today is in need of this: that joy that arises from the encounterContinue Reading
Moscow: Thousands of worshipers began lining up in Moscow on Monday, May 22 to see the relic of St. Nicholas, which had been kept in Bari, Italy, for more than 900 years. Though the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was to open to the public for the relic’s veneration atContinue Reading