Vatican City: A culture that protects life from conception to natural death is the only answer to the idea that some lives are expendable due to inconvenience or population control, Pope Francis said. Following in the path of St Teresa of Calcutta, Christians are called to stand up and defendContinue Reading
Ernakulam, Kerala: The Auxiliary Bishop of the Syro Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Sebastian Adayanthrath has called for more women’s participation in the parish administration. He expressed his support in an article in ‘Missam’- the monthly bulletin of Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese. Bishop Adayantharath lauded the decision of some parishes to ensure representationContinue Reading
Father Vaz addressed the group on “The challenges of consecrated life today”Continue Reading
Cardinal Gracias is also the president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ ConferencesContinue Reading
Sister Alanza Nayak is the first member of the congregation of the Sisters of Destitute from KandhamalContinue Reading
Los Angeles: When asked in a new interview what specific mission he has for the laity, Pope Francis responded with a frequent appeal: to go outside of oneself and take risks in evangelizing, rather than staying stuffed up at home while the moths move in. “Sometimes I think the best businessContinue Reading
Juarez, Mexico : An increase in adoration chapels in Mexico are reportedly leading to a stunning decline in crime rates. The change is most significant in Ciudad Juárez, one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico, where in the space of five years — from 2010–2015 — murder rates droppedContinue Reading
Vatican City : The Vatican has formally started proceedings for canonisation of Servant of God, Capuchin Friar, Fr. Theophane Koodalloor. The canonisation process was initiated at Vatican by Fr. Carlo Calloni, the General Postulator . The formal process from Archdiocese of Verapoly in Kerala was completed on Oct 24 thContinue Reading
Dhaka : “Go and seek out the homes of Christians that are the farthest from your parishes and visit them. Bring the joy of the Gospel to these families. Their members need closeness and spiritual advice.” Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, archbishop of Dhaka asked at a ceremony held at the Archbishop’s ResidenceContinue Reading
Bhubaneshwar: Kandhamal has six new priests, including the first Salesian. The ordinations took place on Saturday and Monday in the presence of Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar. Their consecrations take an even greater significance since Kandhamal is the district in the State of Odisha (Orissa) that saw a pogrom byContinue Reading
