Pope Francis will travel to Myanmar and Bangladesh this year for a landmark visit that is likely to focus international attention on the plight of the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority. The leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics will be in Myanmar from 27 to 30 November and neighbouring Bangladesh from 30 November toContinue Reading
Rome: Addressing a group of liturgical experts on Thursday, Pope Francis said that after the teaching of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and a long path of experience, “We can affirm with certainty and magisterial authority that the liturgical reform is irreversible.” The declaration came in a speech on ThursdayContinue Reading
Pope Francis has branded sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests a “monstrosity” and pledged action against perpetrators and bishops who protected them. The pope made the comments in the foreword of a new book titled Father, I Forgive You: Abused But Not Broken, written by Swiss man Daniel Pittet,Continue Reading
Rome: On the feast of the Assumption, Pope Francis said that the Virgin Mary is a symbol of how God often works though the poor and unknown to carry out His plan for redemption. Quoting the day’s reading, the pope recalled how Mary, pregnant with Jesus, brings joy to theContinue Reading
Mideast Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs decried the desperate situation they face as shepherds of churches “whose existence is in real danger.” They categorized the continued displacement of Christians from the Middle East as “a genocidal project, a humanitarian catastrophe and a plague of the earth’s civilization.” “The time has comeContinue Reading
Pope Francis said that the fact that kids are now being taught that they can select their own gender is “terrible” and is the “exact opposite” of God’s creation. Before a group of Polish bishops during World Youth Day last week, Francis spoke of powerful forces in culture that are fundingContinue Reading
Vatican City: On Aug 5, Pope Francis made several changes in the Syro-Malankara Church, found predominantly in India, establishing a new eparchy and naming several new bishops, as well as an apostolic visitor. Announced in an Aug. 5 communique from the Vatican, the Pope has officially established the Eparchy of Parassala,Continue Reading
July 30 Is the World Day against Trafficking in PersonsContinue Reading
The Ahiara diocese has been in disarray since December 2012Continue Reading
Buenos Aires, Argentina : Maximiliano Acuña is a garbage collector in Buenos Aires who earlier this year was injured in a serious accident that left him without legs. On Tuesday, he was surprised to receive an unexpected phone call from Pope Francis. The Pope offered words of encouragement, 33-year-old Acuña toldContinue Reading
