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Iraq: Catholics-Shiites conference two years after Pope Francis’ visit‍

The 3rd International conference “Catholics and Shiites facing the future. On the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq” will be held in Najaf from the afternoon of 8 until 10 March. The dialogue conference has been organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio together with the Al-Khoei Institute of Najaf. It […]

Iran: harassment against Iranian Christians increasing

Aside from the ruthless crack-down on protests over the death of Kurdish girl Mahsa Amini in police custody, 2022 was another year in which Iranian Christians continued to face harassment, arrests and imprisonment only for practicing their faith, a new report of four non-profit organi-zations advocating for persecuted Christians in the world says. Christians along […]

“There is no contradiction for a Priest to Marry” Pope Francis in new interview

In a new interview, Pope Francis has discussed the possibility of revising the Western discipline of priestly celibacy. “There is no contradiction for a priest to marry. Celibacy in the Western Church is a temporary prescription: I do not know if it is settled in one way or another, but it is temporary in this […]

Catholic school principal arrested; priest, nun on the run

Leaders of the Jabalpur Catholic diocese have denied the allegation which they say is a conspiracy to tarnish the image of a Church institution that serves the poor. The court in tribal dominated Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh state on March 7 remanded Nam Singh Yadav, principal of the diocesan higher secondary school. Dindori is […]

Catholic nuns among women awarded for post Covid works

Three Catholic nuns were among 33 outstanding women entrepreneurs awarded for successfully fighting Covid pandemic with business plans. The awardees were selected from among 1,408 women supported by Functional Vocational Training and Research Society (FVTRS) through Child Fund and City Bank to rebuild people’s lives after the pandemic.

Plot suspected in sex claims against Indian school principal

Police in central India have re-arrested a lay Catholic school principal accused of sexually assaulting young girls, which local people say is part of a conspiracy to deny education to tribal people. Nam Singh Yadav was arrested and detained in judicial custody on March 7, three days after he and three others — a Catholic […]