Category: World

Dear Brothers and Sisters,           The month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary.  It is traditional in this month to pray the…

– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In the place where the fugitives of Hugli sought refuge, the island of Saugar, a Hindu festival was held every year during which the most devout, in an extreme gesture of sacrifice to their thirsty…

– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com VATICAN Pope: How I am living through the Covid-19 pandemic Asked how he and the Curia are experiencing this unprecedented time, Pope Francis says that everyone is working despite the restrictions. “The Curia is trying…

– Robaird O’Cearbhaill Since WW2 there has not been a global crisis at this level, and it is changing the world. The coronavirus is so contagious it cannot be stopped without lockdowns. Contact tracing, wide testing and best hygiene practices: …

– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com (Vatican News) Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, inviting us to accept Jesus’s mercy as the Apostle Thomas did, and to show that mercy to those around us. “Last Sunday we celebrated the…

– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The English liberal politician – also a lawyer, journalist, historian and writer – Ewan Cotton, in his work Calcutta: Old and New, The Century in India 1800–1900, published for the first time in 1909 and…

– Tej Francis tejfrancis@gmail.com Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi governor turns to the Mother of Jesus to overcome the coronavirus (Asia News) In the middle of the emergency caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, “numerous success stories” have been recorded, linked…

– Robaird O’Cearbhaill Hong Kong Correspondent                 Lovelyn Padernal is an inspiring Catholic. God is her “first priority” and “in the center” in all her decisions, second is her family: “important to me…

– Fr Leonard Dollentas Our Seminary cook was devastated one morning, and declared that in their group chat one member posed a question for Catholics:  When catastrophes or epidemics cause havoc on people, where is the Catholic Church? What has…

– Tej Francis “The contagion of hope” (Vatican News) No banner hung from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica. No bands played the Vatican anthem. No floral arrangements decorated St Peter’s Square. Nearby streets were empty and silent, as…