By Felipe Herrera-Espaliat Rome, April 6, 2023: Pope Francis has engaged in conversation ten young people, most far from the Church, answering questions on a host of modern-day issues such as sexual identity, feminism, abortion, migration, abuse, loss of faith, the role of women and more. Pope Francis appears inContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, Oct 8, 2022: A 25-year old unmarried woman, who was 22-weeks pregnant from a consensual relationship, petitioned the Delhi High Court for permission to terminate her pregnancy. The woman contented that that her partner refused to marry her at the last minute, and that “havingContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, Aug 11, 2022: The first national march for life heard a former Supreme Court judge urging bishops and Catholic religious congregations to lead the way to preserve life from conception to death. Justice Kurian Joseph, a former Supreme Court judge, suggested that the bishop ofContinue Reading
Los Angeles, June 27, 2022: The Catholic bishops in the United States of India have welcomed the country’s Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights. “This is a historic day in the life of our country, one that stirs our thoughts, emotions and prayers. For nearly 50 years, America has enforcedContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, June 3, 2022: Free thinking is good but right thinking is better. There is God. It is not just I who say that to you. The whole universe says it if you will but hear its voice. Just listen now and if you are really aContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis addressed the Vatican financial scandals in a sit-down radio interview that aired Wednesday, saying he hoped that Cardinal Angelo Becciu is innocent of the charges against him. “I hope with all my heart that he is innocent. Besides, he was a collaborator of mine and helpedContinue Reading
Washington D.C.,: President Joe Biden’s regular parish in Washington, D.C. issued a statement on June 29 that its priests and ministers will not deny Communion to those approaching to receive. “Holy Trinity Catholic Church will not deny the Eucharist to persons presenting themselves to receive it,” read a statement ofContinue Reading
Warsaw: A bell blessed by Pope Francis is touring Poland to highlight the 42 million lives lost to abortion worldwide each year. On June 29, the “Voice of the Unborn” bell arrived at All Saints church in Kolbuszowa, southeastern Poland after two days of spiritual preparation in the parish. BishopContinue Reading
Rome: The Vatican has warned conservative American bishops to hit the brakes on their push to deny communion to politicians supportive of abortion rights — including President Biden, a faithful churchgoer and the first Roman Catholic to occupy the Oval Office in 60 years. But despite the remarkably public stopContinue Reading
London: On July 6, Máire Lea-Wilson intends to walk into the imposing Royal Courts of Justice in London to take part in a case that could make history. The 33-year-old accountant is one of two people who applied to the High Court to hear a landmark case challenging the U.K.’sContinue Reading