Cardinal Gracias urges Modi to invite Pope to India
2018-03-21
The cardinal had a one-to-one meeting with Prime Minister ModiContinue Reading
Prostitution is torture : Pope Francis
2018-03-20
Rome: Pope Francis asked forgiveness Monday for all Christians who buy sex from women, saying men who frequent prostitutes are criminals with a “sick mentality” who think that women exist to be exploited. “This isn’t making love. This is torturing a woman. Let’s not confuse the terms,” Francis insisted. TheContinue Reading
Pope Francis honors stigmata saint
2018-03-19
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
Kerala government invites Pope Francis to visit India
2018-03-17
Thiruvanathapuram: Even as the federal government dilly-dallies in taking any decision on the request by the Catholic community in the country to extend an invite for Pope Francis so that he can visit India, the Kerala government has sent out an invite to the Pope, urging him to visit theContinue Reading
Five years of Pope Francis
2018-03-14
By Christian Weisner (Note: The article below presents a birds eye-view of Pope Francis’ efforts during the 5 years of his pontificate to update his church.) “Only if the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are continued can the church be saved,” Fr. Hans Küng said in the fall ofContinue Reading
One key to understanding Pope Francis? His approach to judgment.
2018-03-14
For good or ill, a single sound bite sometimes sums up the essence of an entire papacy. Take Pope Leo X. A scion of the storied Medici family and a patron of the arts, Leo had a penchant for luxury. Upon his election, he purportedly uttered, “Since God has givenContinue Reading
India joins in Pope Francis’s ’24 Hours for the Lord’
2018-03-10
The pope has asked that a church in every diocese around the world be open for 24 consecutive hoursContinue Reading
Jain head invites pope to inter-faith meet in India
2018-03-09
Acharya Dr Lokesh Muni delivered the invitation in person in the Vatican on March 7Continue Reading
No obligation to pay for Mass: Pope
2018-03-08
Christians may offer donations but should never feel they have to pay for a Mass, Pope Francis saidContinue Reading
Pope Francis ‘too liberal, naive’ : US survey
2018-03-07
Americans still have a favorable opinion of Pope Francis after five years, but it appears some Republicans are growing weary of his leadership, a new survey Tuesday showed. The Pew Research poll found that 34 percent of American Catholics see the pope as being “too liberal,” while 24 percent seeContinue Reading