A Catholic parish in Central Java, Indonesia, marked its 100th anniversary with a Thanksgiving Mass on Saturday, September 26, calling the Catholic community to carry its century-old legacy into a new era of mission.
Father Louis Careno Award 2022 for excellence in journalism was conferred on veteran journalist John Dayal for his bold, continuous, and consistent writing against communalism and fundamentalism. Jesuit activist Father Irudhaya Jothi and writer-crusader Sr Ganga Rawat also awarded
"Do not allow yourselves to be enslaved by money, worldliness, and power. Always take good care of that simplicity that only seeks the Lord," Bishop Raul Dael of Tandag to the news priests.
Saint Joseph’s Home for the Aged which is run by the Little Sisters of the poor organized a charity event 'Mini fete' to raise funds to support Saint Joseph’s Home for the Aged in Kolkata
Pope Francis encouraged the members of the Christian Workers’ Movement to renew society through solidarity and work for the common good, on Friday, the 50th anniversary of the Christian Labour Associations.
Pope Francis urges the Seminarians to live a life of prayer as the foundation of the priest’s life. The Pope said, “Remember that, when you become priests, your first obligation will be a life of prayer born of gratitude for that love of predilection which God showed you in calling you to his service.”
Students of the Rajshahi University in Bangladesh organized a cleaning campaign on December 9, on the Beach of Saint Martin Island. During the symbolic cleaning campaign, they collected 7 large bags of polluting waste including polythene bags and plastic bottles lying on the beach and floating from the sea.
Eight families, consisting of around fifteen men, women and children, got attracted to Christian prayer and began practicing Christian way of life. The fellow villagers want then to return to their original tribal faith.
Roberto Duarte has been named provincial superior of the Province of Ecuador by the Society of Divine Word, also known as SVD (Societas Verbi Divini). He will be the first SVD religious brother to hold this post in the history of the organization.
Bishop Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc of Phu Cuong diocese urged eleven newly ordained Jesuit priests to be living gospels for the salvation of God’s people in Vietnam on December 3. The bishop ordained the eleven Jesuit deacons to priests at St. Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Thu Duc, Vietnam, on the feast of St. Francis Xavier.
Father LaRousse, the Assistant Secretary-General of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conference (FABC), said in an interview with Vatican news that the Asian Church’s engagement in the Synod so far has served as a “launchpad” for the worldwide process.
"The Holy Spirit is the sigh of God's love for us. The Father is in eternity, and in eternity He reveals Himself through the Son. The most perfect relationship between the Father and the Son is the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God is love," said bishop Bunjamin.
Pope Francis entrusted the world to Mother Mary with a prayer before the column of Immaculate Conception at Rome’s Piazza di Spagna on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on December 8. The pope prayed for peace in the world, especially for peace in “martyred” Ukraine.
Besides the realization of how fearful the situation seemed, the sacredness of the ecology and the desire to treat it with due respect, are powerfully proposed by the film The Letter.
Appreciating the parents and the teachers of the children of Sunday school, Bishop Arockiayaraj of Trichy said, "Children are the future pillars of the Church; it is important to teach them and guide them in the catholic faith."
"if no weapons were made for a year, hunger in the world would end," said Pope Francis. Wars are waged when empires feel weak: killing people and using weapons makes them feel strong.
