– José Maria C. S. André The image has the power of an epic film: Francis walking through the deserted streets of Rome, praying for the city and the world (see an excerpt at https://youtu.be/Wgl11MSEVys). The city remains deserted and…
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GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (93)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The success of the Mughal attack on Hugli was only a matter of time. Nevertheless, the Portuguese, despite their heavy losses, kept a final card in their sleeves. The close and continuous bombardments of the…
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– Tej Francis< Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com WASHINGTON LENT IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: MORE PRAYER AND UNEXPECTED PENANCE (CNS) Parish fish fries, prayer services, Stations of the Cross, and daily and Sunday Masses are all canceled, and some dioceses have already…
AS ITALY TAKES LEAD IN CORONAVIRUS DEATHS – Pope joins nationwide rosary
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com (Crux) On the same day Italy surpassed China in the number of fatalities related to the COVID-19 coronavirus, Pope Francis joined the Italian bishops in calling for a nationwide rosary to pray for an end…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (92)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Despite this first defeat, the Mughals insisted on the attack, now with extra caution. The plan implied new negotiations. They were ready to make an offer to the besieged an honorable capitulation. Believing in the…
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– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com Canberra, Australia Pell’s lawyers make final case in High Court appeal (CNA) The legal team for Cardinal George Pell laid out their case for appeal before Australia’s High Court Wednesday. Pell himself remained in…
POPE FRANCIS ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC – Do not forget the poor
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com (CNA) The suffering of the poor cannot be ignored during the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said Thursday in his televised morning homily. “Worried about my things, we forget the hungry children,” Pope Francis said March…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DAVID ARMSTRONG, CATHOLIC, FORMER SCMP EDITOR-IN-CHIEF – You are only as good as the team
– ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILL Hong Kong Correspondent David Armstrong has had a glittering life. Twice former editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post: in the 1990s and 2000s, he had an extraordinary newspaper rise in Australia by fortune, talent and hard…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (91)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The arguments of the renegade Martim de Melo took effect and “poet” Shaista Khan was instantly transformed into a fierce warrior. He immediately tried to put his son Ibrahim Khan (in the Portuguese texts called…
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– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com VATICAN CITY Preventing pandemic: Vatican moves to stop spread of corona virus (CNS) The month of March is usually when tourists flock to the Eternal City after the cold winter months and pilgrims come…