Vatican City: Pope Francis has told bishops around the world they must adhere to a policy of zero tolerance for clergy who sexually abuse children and begged forgiveness for “a sin that shames us”. In a letter sent on December 28 but released by the Vatican only on Monday, FrancisContinue Reading
Rome: For the Catholic Church, Jan. 1 is the great solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, offering a natural invitation to reflect on motherhood. Pope Francis seized the moment delivering a paean to moms everywhere . “Mothers are the strongest antidote to our individualistic and egotistic tendencies, to ourContinue Reading
Two Indians were among 39 killed Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
From the murder of Fr Hamel to Cardinal Sarah’s ad orientem appealContinue Reading
Birth of Jesus should remind world of the suffering of children today, pontiff says in Christmas Eve address at VaticanContinue Reading
