VATICAN CITY , Oct 15: Pope Francis on Saturday defrocked two more Chilean bishops accused of sexually abusing minors, and to show greater transparency about how he’s responding to the church’s global sex abuse crisis, he publicly explained why they were removed. The Vatican’s unusually detailed statement announcing the laicization ofContinue Reading
What the young people are saying is “really enriching” : Bishop Joseph PamplanyContinue Reading
Vatican City, Oct 11, 2018 — The Vatican has confirmed that two Chinese bishops attending a major Vatican gathering for the first time will return home before delegates formulate their final conclusions for Pope Francis. The head of the Vatican’s communications office, Paolo Ruffini, said Wednesday there was “no surprise”Continue Reading
Kolkata, Oct. 10, 2018: Reverend Probal Kanto Dutta, the bishop of the Durgapur diocese of the Church of North India (CNI), was appointed the bishop of the Calcutta Diocese by the synod of CNI in Delhi. Dutta had been holding additional charge of the Calcutta diocese since August, when theContinue Reading
Australian Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney used his speech on October 4 at the Synod of Bishops to formally apologise to young people for all the ways the Catholic Church and its members have harmed them or let them down. In the presence of Pope Francis, he apologised “for theContinue Reading
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Mumbai, Oct. 3, 2018: The Pashchim Maharashtra Devasthan Samiti has something to say to devotees ahead of Navratri festival: dress appropriately when visiting the famous Mahalaxmi temple in Kolhapur. The decision of the Samiti (committee), which oversees the functioning of over 3,000 temples in Western Maharashtra, has prompted women’s rightsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pune: The Association of Catholic Historians of India (ACHI) has chosen to deliberate on the contribution of missionaries for nation building for its forthcoming annual conference in Bangalore, next June. “The right-wing Hindu organizations such as RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and the pro-Hindu BJP (Bharatiya JanataContinue Reading
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By Purushottam Nayak Raikia: The Vincentian families in Kandhamal, Odisha, on September 27 celebrated the feast of their patron Saint Vinent De Paul. Around 300 children of Kandhamal survivors and lay people joined six priests of the Congregation of the Mission and 20 members of the Daughters of Charity, bothContinue Reading