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WASHINGTON (RNS) Just days before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opens its annual fall meeting, German Cardinal Walter Kasper, often called the pope’s theologian, had a not-too-subtle message for the American church. Kasper told a standing-room-only crowd at Catholic...
Haryana : 500 people flee homes after riots near Faridabad Faridabad (Matters India)— More than 500 Muslim men, women and children have been taking refuge at Faridabad’s Balabgarh police station since Monday evening after being forced to flee from...
ByJoshua J. McElwee – National Catholic Reporter, usa. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. Pope Francis wants to retool the Catholic hierarchy so that it not only defines and enforces church teachings, but also listens and responds to how laypeople understand God's will,...
Rome (Matters India)— Pope Francis has claimed that he hasn’t watched TV since 1990 after making a promise to the Virgin Mary. The Pope said that he didn’t even watch the matches of his football team San Lorenzo de Almagro back...
Vatican City, May 25, 2015 / 02:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a recent interview with an Argentine newspaper, Pope Francis said he misses the “tranquillity of walking in the streets” and that he's always been “callejero” – a man of...
By Elise Harris and Kate Veik. Rome, Italy, May 24, 2015 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Zhang Xihuan doesn't know what was going through her mind when she swallowed a mouthful of the pesticide stored behind the staircase in her home in...
Lobo expressed his delight in releasing this special postal cover that will now be featured in the philately exhibitions all over the world. India (UCAN): A special commemorative postal cover was launched on May 24 to commemorate the completion...
Meetings with BJP leadership draw cautious praise. New Delhi: As India's Hindu party led government completes its first year, prominent Christian leaders say they see an attitude change among political leadership that shows genuine concern over attacks on the minority...
Kanpur: The Catholic community of Kanpur has supported the campaign to make Kanpur tobacco free by May 31, the international No Tobacco Day. An awareness campaign was held in St Patrick’s Church, Cantonment, after the Sunday morning service on May...
Posted on May 25, 2015 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity Forum of Discussions on Family Dear Bishops, Get open discussions started on national and diocesan levels. Don’t miss the boat this time, like last year. Time and tide wait for...
Hundreds attempt to raze Lahore church as suspect is taken into custody. Lahore: A Christian man was arrested in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday night following allegations that he desecrated a Qur’an, activists and police said. Humayun Faisal,...
Islamabad (Matters India)— A 140-foot bullet-proof cross is being built in Pakistan’s Karachi city, the biggest in Asia, a media report said on Friday. Pakistani Christian businessman Parvez Henry Gill is building the cross at the Gora Qabristan Cemetery, Dawn...
Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage through a referendum on Friday. The Republic has a written constitution which can only be changed by referendum. Same-sex marriage is now legal in 20 countries worldwide. In...
By Ann Schneible. Vatican City, May 24, 2015 (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis used Sunday's feast of Pentecost – the descent of the Holy Spirit – as an occasion to remind Christians of their duty to care for and respect the earth. “The...
New Delhi (Matters India)— Burglars broke into a Syrian catholic church in west Delhi’s Hari Nagar area and fled with cash kept in a donation box on Saturday night. The miscreants entered the premises by scaling the main gate. CCTV...
The meeting is seen as significant as it was a part of the BJP-led government’s image building exercise. New Delhi UCAN: A group of Christian leaders, including the three Catholic bishops in Delhi, met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on...
A LAY INITIATIVE TO HELP POPE FRANCIS SPREAD THE GOSPEL MESSAGE OF LOVE AND COMPASSION The Message Over 40 “action phrases,” the inspirational messages of Pope Francis, have been compiled by the #LoveLikeFrancis team from the Holy Father’s tweets, public remarks,...
Umberto Eco famously declared that Macs are Catholic and PCs are Protestant. That analogy can also be applied to the two social media giants shaping the 21st century. Some 20 years ago, in an article in the magazine L’Espresso, the...
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Henry McDonald in Dublin.Sunday 24 May 2015 (Once upon a time the Irish used to be described as more Catholic than the Pope. Catholic means all inclusive, also gay people whom traditional Catholics exclude.Referendum result gives yes vote 62%...