– Tej Francis COLOMBO, SRI LANKA SRI LANKA EASTER ATTACKS DRAW INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION, PRAYER FOR VICTIMS E05a photo1 (CNA) Religious and civil leaders have responded with condolences, prayer, and calls for justice after several explosions at churches and hotels in…
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– Tej Francis MANAGUA, NICARAGUA NICARAGUAN BISHOP TO GO TO ROME AMID SECURITY CONCERNS (CNA) Pope Francis has asked Auxiliary Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega of Managua to serve the Church in Rome for a temporary period. Báez has faced…
ROME AND PARIS – The gestures of a slave
– Carlos M Frota The old man knelt before the old allies, turned into enemies, kissed their shoes and begged to them something very strange and quite unexpected : “Please, make peace between you! Remember your people and don’t allow…
FATHER DANUSHKA SILVA ADDRESSES THE FUTURE OF THE CHURCH IN CEYLON – Sri Lankan Catholics are hostages of a great uncertainty
– 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…
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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…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (49)
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…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JOHN-HENRY WESTEN – Fighting for life
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…
Shock unites Catholics and the French nation
(Vatican News and Aleteia) Few words could sum up the emotions of Catholics and non-Catholics alike as they watched fire sweeping through the rooftops of Notre Dame in Paris, along the banks of the River Seine on Monday evening.
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (48)
– 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,…
WORLD NEWS
– 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…