Caste, community leaders hold key in Kerala polls
2016-05-16
The community leaders could nfluence the way Kerala votes on May 16Continue Reading
Pope Francis mulls opening door to female deacons in Church
2016-05-12
Vaican City: Pope Francis said Thursday he is prepared to set up a commission to study the possibility of women entering the Catholic clergy at the rank of deacon, one below a priest. Francis made the remarks in exchanges with female members of religious orders during a meeting at theContinue Reading
Poland’s abortion debate risks shaking government, Church
2016-04-13
Warsaw: As Poland’s Catholic Church prepares to celebrate 1,050 years as the national faith, a call by its bishops for a total ban on abortion has embroiled the church in a divisive and potentially harmful debate. The church that was crucial in preserving the nation’s spirit and identity in WorldContinue Reading
Church to check student-suicides in Madhya Pradesh
2016-03-11
The Church in Madhya Pradesh is collecting contact details of priests and nuns skilled in counselingContinue Reading
Catholic Church grows faster than global population
2016-03-09
From 2005-2014, the number of Catholics grew from 1.12 billion to 1.27 billion.Continue Reading
Uproar in Naples as Church claims saint’s jewels
2016-03-06
Thousands of protesters have demonstrated in Naples in an attempt to prevent the Catholic Church gaining control over a highly valuable collection of jewels belonging to a local saint. Paolo Jorio, director of the San Gennaro museum where the collection is kept, said: “We’re protecting a centuries-old institution, we willContinue Reading
Vatican newspaper essays say women should preach at Mass
2016-03-03
A series of essays in the semiofficial Vatican newspaper is urging the Catholic Church to allow women to preach from the pulpit at Mass, a role that has been reserved almost exclusively to the all-male priesthood for nearly 800 years. “This topic is a delicate one, but I believe itContinue Reading
Pope Francis to make feature film debut in ‘Beyond the Sun’
2016-02-02
The leader of the worldwide Catholic Church, Pope Francis, will play himself in the new film from AMBI Pictures, Beyond the Sun. This is the first time in the history of the Church that any Pope has made a film debut. The film is a family adventure story based onContinue Reading
Catholic Church launches new initiative to prepare leaders
2016-01-31
Bengaluru: In a path-breaking initiative, the Catholic Church has embarked on a mission to identify, nurture and promote young talents for leadership roles in society in diverse fields such as civil services, professionals, media and fine arts as well as entrepreneurs and even political life through Career Advance Programme (CAP)Continue Reading
Kerala Catholic Bishop Council to hold talks with political groups ahead of poll
2016-01-22
Kochi: The Kerala Catholic Bishop Council (KCBC), the powerful body of the Catholic Church in the state, will hold a series of meetings with various stakeholders in the political and social life of Kerala in the next two weeks to decide its strategy ahead of the Assembly elections likely toContinue Reading