"Migrants seeking a better life in the host country are not aliens, but rather our brothers and sisters. They are to be welcomed in the local churches and parishes," said archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of Raipur, and chairman of the CCBI Commission for Migrants.
Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, addresses this year's SIGNIS World Congress in Seoul, recalling that "the only way to respond to the challenge of technology is not to think of it as an idol."
Catholic youth are called to a mission of healing and renewal of life, says Father Qaisar Feroz (OFM Cap), national chaplain of the Jesus Youth International in Pakistan.
The vulnerable and poor members of religious minorities in Pakistan are unable to defend themselves to obtain justice," says Catholic and Pakistani human rights activist, Peter Jacob
Sister Maria Celina Kannanaikal, a member of the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate, encountered Jesus and the Little Flower and was asked to pray for sinners.
A bishop in Kazakhstan hopes Pope Francis' visit will reinforce the message of promoting peaceful coexistence among different ethnic groups and religions.
Father Pedro Gonzalez Tejero, one of the longest-serving Dominican priests as a spiritual director in the Philippines’ Central Seminary, died on August 4, 2022.
"50 years of missionary and evangelizing presence and services is our gratitude, confession, and pilgrims of hope in communion," says Father Ajit Victor Costa, OMI Delegation Superior in Bangladesh.
Bishop Adelio Dell’Oro of Karaganda shares in the expectation of Kazakhs for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Kazakhstan and its great joy and blessing for all.
