Police have begun investigating a Catholic bishop accused of conspiring to sell off prime church property, causing financial loss to his diocese in southern India. A lower court in Karnataka State asked police to investigate a charge of criminal breach of trust...
The Pilar Monastery Church in Goa has released a gold plated coin to mark the 150 the birth anniversary of Venerable Agnelo D’Souza. Retired Bishop Alex Dias of Port Blair, a member of the Pilar society, released the memento on September 11 in the presence of devotees...
The Vatican confirmed on September 13 that Pope Francis will travel to Thailand and Japan in November with stops scheduled in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Pope Francis will visit Thailand on Nov. 20-23 in commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the Vatican Mission...
More than one thousand people attended the civil inauguration ceremony of the new St Francis Xavier Church, Salalah, which is located around ten minutes from the City Centre, Oman, on Sept 7. Most of the parishioners comprise of Indian and Filipinos migrant Catholics....
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla on September 9 welcomed some inter-religious figures from Myanmar at his office in Jakarta, and held a discussion on tolerance, harmony, and situation of interfaith people in both countries. The event was held through cooperation...
