Category: World

– 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…

– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Last week we left Hugli’s survivors in a frantic flight down the river, losing several barges in the process to the Mughal enemy; preserving so many others. They had even gone beyond the pontoon and…

– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com PALESTINE PALESTINIANS SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 CRISIS (Al-bushra) Palestinians have responded to COVID-19 with ingenuity and hospitality. They are using the resilience that has allowed them to thrive under the brutal…

– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com Pope Francis sent a video message as Christians around the world prepared to celebrate Holy Week in an unusual manner due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Vatican News) “This evening I have the chance to…

– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In fact, abysmal was the disparity of forces between the parties involved in the dispute. On the river, the enemy had 550 boats of various sizes, and on land – assured Father João Cabral –…