Seminarians study latest Vatican document on priestly formation
2016-12-12
The Congregation for the Clergy released the 90-page document on December 8Continue Reading
Hills parish holds carol competition, pre-Christmas mela
2016-12-11
C.M. Paul Kurseong – One of the oldest parishes of Kurseong deanery in north Bengal organized carol competition and pre-Christmas mela for neighboruing parishes, 11 December 2016. Fourteen choir groups participated in the keenly contested competition in which most of the carols were original compositions sung in Nepali language. GatheringContinue Reading
Why Pope’s Christmas card has two baby Jesuses
2016-12-09
For the past three years, Pope Francis has handpicked a Christmas card to celebrate advent and the birth of Jesus Christ, and this year’s choice features two baby Jesuses. The Pope picked Giotto di Bondone’s 14th Century fresco of the Nativity in Assisi accompanied by a verse from the bookContinue Reading
Vatican shuts seminary doors on homosexual men
2016-12-08
Vatican: The Catholic Church has reiterated that homosexuals and those with “deep-seated homosexual tendencies” should not be admitted to seminaries or ordained priests. A new document from the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy released on December also bars those supports the so-called “gay culture” from centers for training men to becomeContinue Reading
Santa vs Jesus board game ‘blasphemous’
2016-12-07
London: A Christmas-themed board game that pits Jesus against Santa has been described as “offensive, shocking and blasphemous”. Santa vs Jesus, made by London company Komo Games, is played by two teams – one for each of the festive figures – who battle through challenges in an attempt to winContinue Reading
You must end your brawling, Pope’s doctrine chief tells Cardinals
2016-12-06
The head of the Pope’s doctrine division has called for divisions over the treatment of divorced and remarried Catholics to end. Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has indicated that the Vatican will not be responding to a letter from the four cardinalsContinue Reading
15-year-old “computer geek” takes one more step toward sainthood
2016-12-05
Milan, Italy: On Thursday, November 24, 2016, Cardinal Angelo Scola closed the diocesesan phase in the canonization process for Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia. He was a well-loved teenager who devoted himself to prayer and daily Mass as well as computer programming, filmContinue Reading
Pope Francis honors little girl who died of cancer
2016-12-05
Vatican City: “Dear Paolina, your photos are on my desk, because in your very special gaze I see the light of goodness and innocence. Thank you for sending them to me!” the Pope said at the beginning of his letter. He instructed the girl to “read this letter together withContinue Reading
Indian to head Jesuit Worldwide Learning
2016-12-03
By Mattersindia reporter New Delhi: Jesuit Father Francis Xavier has been appointed as the Vice President for Academics and Research for Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL), said Dr. Z. Devasagaya Raj, secretary, of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Office for SC/BC (Dalits and Backward classes), New Delhi. “We areContinue Reading
Nun’s mortal remains exhumed for canonization process
2016-11-30
By: Adolf Washington. Bengaluru: An Australian-born nun’s remains were exhumed November 28th, 10 am in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. A tent enveloped the grave of Sr. Mary Glowrey while priests, laity and nuns from the congregation Sacred Heart -JMJ looked-on with Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore as theContinue Reading