Rome: God always loves and always remains faithful to his children, despite their sin and idolatry, Pope Francis said. “The faithful God cannot disavow himself, cannot disavow us, cannot deny his love, cannot deny his people, he cannot because he loves us,” the pope said in his homily March 22Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: A recent article in a Vatican magazine on widespread exploitation of nuns in the Catholic Church has found many takers in India, home to the world’s largest number of women religious. “A welcome statement but late in coming,” Sister Teresa Kotturan, former vice president ofContinue Reading
Kimberly Colaco St Andrew’s Church in Goa Velha witnessed a procession of 31 life-sized statues of the saints of the Franciscan order on Monday. And what set this year’s Procession of Saints apart from the earlier ones was the sheer amount of women pall-bearers present at the scene! Though traditionally,Continue Reading
The main island of Tristan da Cunha prides itself on being the most remote inhabited island in the world. It takes up to two weeks to get there by sea from South Africa. This gives the Catholic parish of St Joseph’s a claim to being the most remote parish onContinue Reading
San Giovanni Rotondo: Pope Francis on March 17 traveled to southern Italy to honor Saint Padre Pio, the first priest in centuries to display signs of the stigmata, or the wounds suffered by Jesus at crucifixion. The pope prayed silently before a glass display case holding the mystic monk’s bodyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: The Catholic Church in India should follow the example of Pope Francis to foster mercy and compassion in the country, says Cardinal Oswald Gracias. “Pope Francis is a Pope of mercy, who draws people to the sacrament of reconciliation. Pope Francis is a Pope ofContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho MUMBAI: Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay, Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro – the Apostolic Nuncio to India – and 33 bishops from all over India celebrated Mass on March 13 to mark the 5th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis. Gracias, who is president of the Catholic Bishop’s ConferenceContinue Reading
The pope has asked that a church in every diocese around the world be open for 24 consecutive hoursContinue Reading
Christians may offer donations but should never feel they have to pay for a Mass, Pope Francis saidContinue Reading