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Pope: The liturgy must be for all the people of God‍

Pope Francis on February 14 met with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, as they gathered for their plenary assembly. The Holy Father opened his discourse by noting that, even sixty years after the pro-mulgation of the Sacrosanctum Concilium, it is still highly relevant. It contains, the Pope said, “a […]

Persecution Against Christians In Iran Continues To Worsen

Iranian Christians continued to face harassment, arrests and imprisonment last year for practicing their faith, according to a report. The 35-page report, issued by four non-profit organizations ad-vocating for persecuted Christians across the world, found that Christians have been deprived of their right to freely practice their faith. This lack of religious freedom, the report said, […]

Nun who advises the Pope says she wants female deacons

A Spanish nun who has participated in recent meetings of Pope Francis’s top advisory body has said that while women’s priestly ordination is currently off the table, the pontiff is supportive of the female diaconate. Speaking to the news agency Europa Press, Spanish nun and theologian Linda Pocher said, “There is no reflection on the […]

At least 15 worshippers killed during mass in Burkina Faso church

“We bring to your attention a terrorist attack which the community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they were gathered for Sunday prayer,” the vicar of the Dori diocese, Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, said in a statement sent to AFP.The provisional toll was 15 killed and two wounded, he added. Calling for […]

Religious Affairs Office now open to all religions

Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Office (Kantor Urusan Agama, KUA) is becoming more inclusive, offering its services to people all faiths, not only Muslims, Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas announced last on February 26. Indonesia is the world most populous Muslim-majority country. “We all agree in principle for a radical change in the (legal) status of […]

The largest ammunition factory in South Asia

Adani Defence & Aerospace is set to build South Asia’s largest complex to manufacture missiles and ammunition, the first by a private company, owned by Gautan Adani, an oligarch close to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The complex will include two state-of-the-art production facilities, which were inaugurated today in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, in the presence […]