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Armed men kidnap 6 nuns, others in Haitian capital

Six nuns from the Congrega-tion of the Sisters of Saint Anne were kidnapped Jan. 19 while traveling on a bus in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the Haitian Conference of Religious. Other passengers on the bus also were taken in the abduction, the conference said in a statement. “These many kidnappings fill the consecrated […]

Priests should be allowed to be married

Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, who also serves as an adjunct secretary of the Holy See’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, says the Catholic Church has lost “good priests just because they chose marriage.” Speaking to the Times of Malta, the archbishop said, “Why should we lose a young man who would have […]

German bishops express burning concern over rise of AfD

On a snowy Saturday in January 20, German bishops’ conference chairman Bishop Georg Bätzing joined protesters at a demonstration near his residence in Limburg, in the central state of Hesse. Bishop Georg Bätzing attends a Jan. 20, 2024, demonstration against racism, fascism, and the AfD in Limburg, Germany. . Bätzing was one of the more […]

Hostel girls missing: Catholic priest sent on judicial remand

A Catholic priest was sent to judicial custody on January 7 on an alleged disappearance of 26 girls from a hostel managed by the Church in Bhopal district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Carmelite of Mary Immaculate Father Anil Mathew was reportedly sent to the Bhopal Central Jail after the state government […]

Indian nuns focus on unmet needs of elderly members

Sister Anne Mathew spends most of her time in eucharistic adoration in a home for elderly nuns in a southern Indian town. “Prayer works for me and is my strength,” the 81-year-old former nurse, who had worked for years in Austria and Switzerland, told Global Sisters Report.

India gets four new Catholic bishops

Pope Francis on December 30 appointed an archbishop and three bishops in India. The Pope transferred Bishop Vincent Aind of Bagdogra, a diocese in West Bengal, to Jharkhand state as the new archbishop of Ranchi, the mother diocese of India’s tribal Church. The two new bishops-elect are Father Peter Rumal Kharadi (photo) as the bishop […]

Kerala archdiocese’s Buon Natale presents 15,000 Christmas papas

The Archdiocese of Trichur together with the general public has organized the annual Buon Natale (Merry Christmas) presenting nearly 15,000 Santa Clauses, or Christmas Papas. The colorful and joyful program showed Santa, irrespective of age, dancing, walking, roller skating and on wheelchairs. More than 500,000 people watched the procession that started from St Thomas Ground […]

Nepal police arrest spiritual leader over rape charges

Nepal police said January 10 they had arrested a spiritual leader whose followers believe him to be a reincarnation of Buddha over allegations of disappearances and rape at his ashrams. Ram Bahadur Bomjan, known as “Buddha Boy” among devotees, became famous as a teenager after followers said he could meditate motionless for months without water, […]