Category: Christian World

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Vatican clarifies background on Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis

by Elise Harris. Vatican City, Oct 2, 2015 / 04:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- (In the pic: Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. addresses journalists during a May 15, 2014 press conference. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA). After meeting with Pope Francis earlier this morning, Vatican...

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Indian Christian Women’s Movement forges ahead

Bengaluru (Story By: Virginia Saldanha): Women from Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Churches met recently in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) to review the working of a movement formed 20 months ago. The September 26-27 meeting also charted a path to make the Indian...

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Priest stabbed to death in central Philippines

Philippines (UCAN):  Catholic priest Antonio Magalso, 44, was stabbed to death on September 29 in the city of Tanjay, Negros Island in central Philippines. Fr. Nathaniel B. Gomez, dean of St. Catherine College and priest of the diocesan clergy of Dumaguete...

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Sri Lankan Catholic newspaper celebrates 150 years

Colombo: (UCAN) In the pic: Sunny Francis Fernando reads a copy of the Gnanartha Pradeepaya Sinhala-language Catholic weekly he believes is pivotal in nurturing the Catholic community. Fernando has been delivering the newspaper for the past 45 years. (Photo by Quintus...

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Killer of nun a psychopath, says Police

Kottayam (Matters India): Police have come to the conclusion that the accused in the murder case of Sister Amala, Satheesh Babu is a psychopathic killer. “He is a very dangerous person who gets pleasure out of killing,” said ADGP K...

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Apostolic Nuncio in Delhi passes the Syro Malabar buck!

It appears that a "committee" was set up (2012-13?) when the SM Eparchy was surreptitiously being established in Delhi. We are informed that this "committee" was formed essentially to deal with practical matters like the sharing of existing Delhi churches facilities...

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Man has no right to abuse environment: Pope at UN

United States (matters India): Pope Francis urged a more humane global system that respects the poor and the environment, as he criticized the economic order, in an address to the United Nations on Friday. The pontiff, whose reform-minded approach has...

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Pope to US Congress: Stop bickering

Francis condemns abortion, death penalty, arms sales in speech to lawmakers. United States (UCAN): The past, the promise and the potential of the United States must not be smothered by bickering and even hatred at a time when the U.S. people...

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The People Speak: CCRInt’l Family Survey Results

Attention Bishops participating in the October Family Synod,  Below please find a summary of responses to a global survey conducted by Catholic Church Reform International.  The vast majority of survey respondents are active Catholics and people who are searching for...

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Church people discuss ways for better catechetics

The National Catechetical Directory, released on February 3, during CCBI’s 27th Plenary Assembly in Bangalore, is considered an achievement for the Church in India. Chennai (UCAN): Church people involved catechetics began a three-day seminar in Chennai on Tuesday to discuss how...

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Pope Francis visits Little Sisters of the Poor

(Matters India) Pope Francis on Wednesday made an unscheduled visit to the convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor, which is near the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where he celebrated the Mass of Canonization...