By Saramma Emmanuel Bhopal: Latin rite bishops in India have pledged to reorient the Church’s functioning to address issues such as interreligious marriages, single parent, differently abled children, grieving and bereaved, migrants, sick, elderly, transgenders and those living in dire poverty. A decision to this effect was taken at theContinue Reading
Mumbai: St John the Baptist Church at Thane has shown the most energy efficient way to pray by using a large fan – equivalent to 10 household fans – that ensures 30% reduction in electricity consumption and cools a church that has an attendance of 1,000 people on Sundays. AuxiliaryContinue Reading
Panaji: The influential Roman Catholic Church in Goa on Wednesday said the priests as individuals can promote candidates they are voting for but as an institution, the Church authorities were in no way involved in the selection of candidates of any political party. “Catholic priests have always been advised notContinue Reading
By: Kelsey Dallas Dr. Jacalyn Duffin helped pave the way for the first Canadian-born Catholic saint. All she needed was a microscope, meticulous notes and some uninterrupted lab time. “It sounds really spectacular to have done this for the Vatican. It wasn’t. It was just basic, homegrown hematology,” she said. Duffin, aContinue Reading
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
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New York City: Mother Teresa’s tireless work for the poor and her relevance for global affairs will be featured at the United Nations, whose New York headquarters will host several events on her life as an unprecedented tribute to a saint of the Catholic Church. Msgr. Leo Maasburg will beContinue Reading
Pope Francis has written a letter of support and encouragement to the Olympic team composed of African and Middle Eastern refugees, promising his prayers for their success. In June, the International Olympic Committee announced the selection of 10 refugees to compete in Rio de Janeiro, forming the first-ever Refugee TeamContinue Reading
Mumbai:Space constraint is forcing churches in Mumbai to opt for green solutions for disposing of the dead. In the last six months, the St Blaise Church, Amboli, has had at least 15 shroud burials (body wrapped in cloth and lowered into the grave). The coffin was not used by familiesContinue Reading
At a time when religious beliefs seem to be dividing people and causing pain and destruction to the world, it is always refreshing to see people of different faiths helping each other out. A Roman Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates, a predominantly Muslim country, recently fed hundreds ofContinue Reading
