Category: World

– Marco Carvalho Fear and mistrust took over an entire country following the atrocious bombings that killed at least 359 people and destroyed three churches and several hotels in three Sri Lankan cities. Amongst the victims are dozens of Catholics…

VATICAN CITY ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY JOINS POPE FRANCIS TO CO-HOST SOUTH SUDAN RETREAT [E05a photo1] (CNA) The leaders of the newest country in the world met last week in the smallest country in the world. Vatican City hosted the leaders…

Joaquim Magalhães de Castro To the great frustration of the Jesuits, their interpreter, “who spoke Hindi, Persian and the local dialect very well,” but not the Bhutanese language, was not of much use to them. From the other side the…

Aurelio Porfiri In recent decades, issues connected with the defense of life have become hot issues. At the end of March, the World Congress for families was held in the city of Verona. It gathered people from all over the…

– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The news of the priests’ presence in the kingdom had long come to Shabdrung. After three days of marching, Cacela and Cabral came upon a village where another lama awaited them. Shabdrung was soon informed,…

– Tej Francis VATICAN CITY POPE FRANCIS TO HOST ‘SPIRITUAL RETREAT’ FOR LEADERS OF WAR-TORN SOUTH SUDAN (CNA) The Vatican will host a “spiritual retreat” for South Sudan’s president and opposition leader as they navigate the peace process in the…

Archbishop-elect Msgr. Ante Jozić was critically injured in an accident in Split, Croatia on 7 April. After 10 years of service at the Holy See Study Mission In Hong Kong, Msgr Ante was appointed Apostolic Nuncio of Ivory Coast and…

– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In the seventh century BC, “in order to subdue a gigantic demonic entity that swept all across the Himalayan region,” Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo ordered the construction of 108 hermitages, including Kyichu Lhakhang, the temple…