Buenos Aires, Argentina : Maximiliano Acuña is a garbage collector in Buenos Aires who earlier this year was injured in a serious accident that left him without legs. On Tuesday, he was surprised to receive an unexpected phone call from Pope Francis. The Pope offered words of encouragement, 33-year-old Acuña toldContinue Reading
Pristina, Kosovo: A cathedral dedicated to St Teresa of Calcutta is due to be consecrated on September 5, the 20th anniversary of the saint’s death. Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Ernest Simoni to be his delegate at the consecration in Pristina, the capital of the partially recognised state of Kosovo.Continue Reading
New research claims the Shroud of Turin is stained with the blood of a torture victim, supporting the theory that it was used to bury Jesus. The Shroud of Turin in a linen cloth, three meters in length, that bears an image of a man some believe to be JesusContinue Reading
Vatican City: On Sunday, July 16, Pope Francis said that in the parable of the seed and the sower Jesus invites us to reclaim the ‘soil’ of our hearts by bringing to him, in prayer and Confession, the stones and thorns in need of healing. “Jesus invites us today to lookContinue Reading
Pioneer of education in the state, Fr. Joseph James Felix passes awayContinue Reading
For long, the image of a Christian priest has been that of a staid and straightjacketed person who walked and talked in measured steps and tones. But of late, a couple of them have taken the Internet by storm, hitching up their white cassocks, raising their arms above their headContinue Reading
The Roman Catholic Church has outlawed the use of gluten-free bread for Holy Communion. However the Vatican has decreed that it can still be made from genetically modified organisms, the BBC reported. The ruling was announced in a letter to bishops by Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for DivineContinue Reading
The pope allows sainthood for those who freely risked their lives and died prematurelyContinue Reading
Robert Krishna’s journey started from BengaluruContinue Reading
Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao has called for fortitude and attitude of listening to counter challengEsContinue Reading
