The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Office for Tribals recognized 15 tribal youth for their hard work, brilliance and enthusiasm in achieving standards of excellence. In a first of its kind, the CBCI Office for Tribals organized an event to congratulate,...
“True joy, much akin to a child-like feeling of bliss can only be experienced when we put our faith and trust in God,” said Brian Lobo, a Catholic top manager in Mumbai. AsiaNews spoke to him and his wife Ninette about the World Meeting of Families that opens today in...
The enactment of new legislation criminalizing religious conversion in Nepal has sparked a heightened sense of fear and insecurity among Christian minorities. The Civil and Criminal Codes, which came into effect on Aug. 17 to replace the General Code that was in place...
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he was “eager for an audience” with Pope Francis to gain his support for the bishops’ plan to respond to the clergy sexual abuse crisis. In an Aug. 27 statement, Cardinal Daniel N. Di Nardo of...
Pope Francis said Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano’s long docu-ment calling on him to resign is written in a way that people should be able to draw their own conclusions. “I read the statement this morning and, sincerely, I must say this to you and anyone interested:...
