ISRAEL LATIN PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM DECRIES VIOLENCE IN GAZA (Al-Bushra) Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, has condemned the violence and the “cynical use of human lives” as Gaza buries 58 people killed…
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GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (4)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro After following the footsteps of the pioneer missionaries who systematically travelled the most recondite Tibetan realms, a work that would result in the publication of numerous articles in magazines and newspapers, a book and four episodes…
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Tej Francis WASHINGTON DC RELIGIOUS FREEDOM EFFORTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS NORTH KOREAN PRISONERS FREED (CNA/EWTN News) The release of three American prisoners from North Korea was hailed as an important first step in addressing abuses within the nation, as…
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Tej Francis MEXICO CITY, MEXICO PRIEST FROM OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE BASILICA FOUND DEAD AFTER KIDNAPPING (ACI Prensa) An 84-year-old priest of the Archdiocese of Mexico City was found dead in Cuernavaca, the capital of Mexico’s Morelos state, April 25.…
BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND EVANGELIZATION – Taiwan university organizes conference to seek ways to promote evangelization
Jasmin Yiu Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan has organized a conference named “Between Knowledge and Evangelization” last Wednesday, 2nd May. A number of publications from Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong were invited to attend the conference, in order to…
CHURCH’S PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR (II) – Confronting poverty and misery in Yolanda’s wake
Fr Leonard E Dollentas On November 8, 2013 the Philippines was struck by powerful typhoon Yolanda (International name Haiyan). At least 6,300 people died from the disaster according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (the Philippine government-run…