India’s secular ethos is being eroded by the politicization of religion ahead of a general election due in May next year. Opposition parties during the latest session of parliament accused the federal government led by the pro-Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party...
The streets of Nicaragua were filled July 28 by thousands of demonstrators supporting the country’s bishops and priests after repeated attacks by para-militaries with ties to the government. The march was organized by the “Outcry for Nicaragua” movement and the Civic...
Pope Francis insists that attending Sunday Mass isn’t just an obligation of the faith, saying last year that “only with the grace of Jesus, with his presence alive in us and among us, can we put into practise his commandment and be his credible witnesses.” Yet,...
Latin-rite Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix has been appointed apostolic administrator of a Byzantine Ruthenian eparchy also based in Phoenix in USA, following a legal dispute among Eastern Catholics. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Vatican nuncio to the United States,...
The Indian government has ordered the inspection of all the orphanages and children’s care homes run by the order founded by Mother Teresa, after a nun was arrested on charges of trafficking in newborn babies. In a statement released recently, Women and Child...
