Category: Christian World
The church's education board said this was not the first time they had invited the Catholic legislators for such a meeting. Panaji(UCAN): Goa Church's educational arm Archdiocesan Board of Education (ABE) on Tuesday defended its decision to call a meeting...
Vatican City, Jun 16, 2015 / 03:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Can a country with deep Christian roots like Mexico find itself at the mercy of demons? Some in the Church fear so. And as a result, they called for a...
Beirut, Lebanon, Jun 17, 2015 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The leaders of four branches of Islam in Lebanon gathered earlier this month to issue a joint statement in the face of sectarianism and the rise of the Islamic State,...
He highlighted the need for government action to protect Christians and vulnerable religious minorities in India. Ranchi(UCAN): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has failed to keep his promise on action to protect Christians under increasing threat from extremist violence, Cardinal Telesphore...
Minnesota (Mattters India): A Catholic priest convicted of sexually abusing a 16-year-old Minnesota girl will walk free and be deported to India immediately. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, 60, was sentenced Monday to one year and one day of jail term for...
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Recently, we received a forwarding from Shri James Kurian. It is not clear, who originally wrote it. Since the questions raised in the mail continue to be unanswered, I thought that it would be appropriate to share them with our readers across...
The most anticipated papal letter for decades will be published in five languages on Thursday. It will call for an end to the ‘tyrannical’ exploitation of nature by mankind. Could it lead to a step-change in the battle against global...
Christchurch (Story: Matters India): The lights of St Mary’s Pro Cathedral lit up a dark Christchurch evening and the hearts of those who attended the ordination of a seminarian who grew up in the western Indian city of Mumbai. ...
Abu Dhabi (Story Khaleeja Times) – A second Catholic church in Abu Dhabi was inaugurated on Thursday evening in the presence of Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Culture, Youth and Community Development; Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s...
By John Pontifex. New York City, N.Y., Jun 13, 2015 / 07:43 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- A leading Iraqi prelate has called on world governments to increase their efforts to defeat ISIS and restore land and property to...
Ecology is the study of interactions among organisms and their environment. Human ecology is the study of human relations, among humans and between humans and the human habitat. There is a sacramental dimension of human ecology. In the biblical tradition, the entire creation...
By Elise Harris. Vatican City, Jun 11, 2015 / 01:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After revealing that the topic of consumerism will be a key theme in his upcoming encyclical, Pope Francis today delivered a speech condemning food waste and the indifference of...
This editorial written by Dr Suresh Mathew is an eye opener which hits hard at the prevailing social attitude seen in power politics. Is Delhi growing intollerant to citizens' right to free speech? The post published here is certainly an important text...
Europe (Story: Matters India) — The unprecedented move followed a recommendation from the Pope’s newly created panel on clerical sex abuse. The tribunal will have the power to punish bishops who failed to protect young victims. Survivors’ groups have long...
Jerusalem (Story by Matters India) — A 1,500-year-old church from the Byzantine era was unexpectedly discovered during the course of works to widen a highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel officials said on Wednesday. Located at the entrance to...
Bishop Leo O’Reilly has said he is “liaising” with other bishops with a view to setting up a commission to discuss the possibility of ordaining married men to the priesthood as well as appointing female deacons. Bishop O’Reilly is making the...
Providence, R.I., Sep 17, 2014 / 09:43 am (CNA).- The dilemma of divorced and remarried Catholics should prompt consideration of changes in the Church’s approach to annulments and the Eucharist, but without compromising Church teaching, said Bishop Thomas J. Tobin...
The Centre has said participation in June 21 events to mark International Yoga Day was not "compulsory". Kochi (UCAN): The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed displeasure over the Narendra Modi government's decision to organize International Yoga Day...
Amit Anand Choudhary, in Times of India,| Jun 12, 2015, (Note: This principle should also be applied to appointment Bishops in each Diocese, and selection of a new Pope which should not be left to the wisdom of the...