– Tej Francis Email:tejfrancis@gmail.com (Crux) Cardinal John Henry Newman, declared a saint by the Catholic Church on Sunday, is widely recognized as one of the greatest theologians of the 19th century. Yet for Pope Francis, he’s an example of everyday…
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com U.S.A In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace (Pew Forum) In U.S., smaller share of adults identify as Christians, while religious ‘nones’ have grown. The religious landscape of the United States continues to…
– Robaird O’Cearbhaill Hong Kong Correspondent Despite the well known areas of science brought to early modern age China by Jesuit missionaries, one crucial area, water distribution technology on which agricultural economies depend, was, until recently, almost ignored. One of…
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In 1627, Estevão Cacela leaves for Shigatse, where he arrives in November of that year. “We decided to make this change because we think that all the favors of Lama Rupa were tricks to prevent…
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com Vatican City Cardinal Sarah: Ideological push in Amazon synod an ‘insult to God’ (CNA) The push by some Westerners to use the Vatican’s Amazon synod to advance their personal agendas is an insult to God…
Wojciech Cydzik – ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILL Being Polish for the vast part of the population means being Catholic. They are not just practicing their faith but ninety per cent of them declare themselves officially as Catholic. The fact that they are…
Vatican Media through Zenit (Agenzia Fides) – “Rekindling our gift in the fire of the Spirit is the opposite of letting things take their course without doing anything. Fidelity to the newness of the Spirit is a grace that we…
– Robaird O’Cearbhaill Hong Kong Correspondent Catholic Social Teaching “holds that work is dignified and is an intrinsic good, and workers must always be respected and valued.” While at the Hong Kong Jewelry and Gem Fair, O Clarim talked to…
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro During the Jesuits’ sojourn at the Bhutanese court, Shabdrung would order three of his monks to accompany them permanently. Two of them were very still young. One was twelve years old, “very naive and skilled,”…
– Tej Francis tejfrancis@gmail.com America Attacks on religious communities ‘a wound on all humanity’ Trump tells UN (Catholic Herald) ‘Stop the crimes against people of faith. Release prisoners of conscience. Repeal laws restricting freedom of religion and belief,’ Trump said…
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