Pope condemns Istanbul nightclub shooting
2017-01-01
Two Indians were among 39 killed Continue Reading
Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2017 World Day of Peace message
2016-12-31
By: Tony Magliano “May charity and nonviolence govern how we treat each other as individuals, within society and in international life.” This statement written by Pope Francis in his Jan. 1 World Day of Peace message – the 50th annual papal peace message to the world – extols nonviolence as anContinue Reading
UAE church says ‘working’ for release of kidnapped Indian priest
2016-12-30
Dubai: The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia said it has got “strong indications” that Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was kidnapped by Islamic State terrorists in Yemen earlier this year, is alive. The church said it is making “all efforts to secure a safe release” of the priestContinue Reading
Church has more martyrs today than in first centuries: Pope Francis
2016-12-29
Despite the chronicle of horrific deaths suffered by early Christians during the vaunted “Age of Martyrs” Pope Francis said Monday that the church has more martyrs today than the early church did. In remarks Monday to thousands of pilgrims who had gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, to markContinue Reading
Christmas in Jordan
2016-12-28
Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ Amman, Jordan: Jordan has always been regarded as part of the Holy Land. There are several holy sites here associated with Christianity; these include, the place on the River Jordan(Al-Maghtas) where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist; the fortified hilltop(Machaerus) overlooking the Dead Sea, whereContinue Reading
China wants Vatican to be flexible, pragmatic on ties
2016-12-28
Pope Francis is trying to heal a decades-old rift with China where Catholics are divided between those loyal to him and those who are members of a government-controlled official church.Continue Reading
Ten memorable Catholic moments from 2016
2016-12-27
From the murder of Fr Hamel to Cardinal Sarah’s ad orientem appealContinue Reading
Pope Francis: Christmas has been ‘taken hostage’ by materialism
2016-12-25
Birth of Jesus should remind world of the suffering of children today, pontiff says in Christmas Eve address at VaticanContinue Reading
Pope Francis speaks about the reform of the Roman Curia and the resistance
2016-12-24
Vatican: Pope Francis surprised Vatican officials yet again, when, in his closely watched pre-Christmas greeting, he spoke frankly about the reform of the Roman Curia and the “open,” “hidden” and “malevolent” types of resistance that he is encountering to it. Addressing the cardinals and senior officials of the Roman CuriaContinue Reading
Putin, Pope Francis discuss protection of Christians in conflict zones
2016-12-20
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis discussed the issue of protection of Christians in regional conflict zones and cooperation in the cultural-humanitarian sphere in a phone call on Saturday, the Kremlin said in a statement. Earlier in the day, Putin wished Pope Francis a happy 80th birthday andContinue Reading