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Military members visiting Lourdes make prayer kits for Ukrainian soldiers

Participants in an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, for U.S. active-duty military personnel and veterans assembled 3,000 prayer kits for Ukrainian soldiers. The “Warriors to Lourdes” pilgrimage May 10-16 drew more than 175 participants and was co-sponsored by the U.S. Arch-diocese for the Military Services and the Knights of Columbus. U.S. military personnel visit-ed the […]

German Catholics discuss church reforms, war at 102nd Katholikentag

Peace, justice, climate justice, the war in the Ukraine and its global impact and the ongoing crisis in the German Catholic Church were some of the themes Catholic laity, bishops and politicians and activists discussed during the five-day 102nd Ger-man Katholikentag. The biannual festival and meeting for German-speaking Catholic laity took place for the first […]

The oldest man in the world is 113 and prays the rosary twice a day

His name is Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, he’s Venezuelan, passionate about his faith, prays the rosary twice a day, and is in the Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world. Mora was born on May 27, 1909 and this year he turned 113 years old. In an article published on May 17 […]

Catholics in India rejoice over first Dalit cardinal

Catholics in India seem euphoric after Pope Francis named a Dalit from the country among the 21 new cardinals. Pope Francis will create 21 new cardinals in the next consistory on Aug. 27, including five archbishops and one bishop from Asia. Sixteen of the new cardinals are under the age of 80, who are eligible […]

Church joins relief efforts in flood-hit Indian state

Indian Catholics have joined relief and rescue efforts organized by NGOs and government agencies as the death toll from flooding in Assam has reached 24 in the north-eastern state. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, the situation re-mains critical as nearly 720,000 people in 22 districts are reeling under the deluge, with Nagaon, […]

Jesuit Father Ephrem Manikompe: Mentor of self-esteem

Jesuit Fr Ephrem Manikompe, a renowned school teacher, died May 22, leaving a deep grief in the hearts of hundreds. After a cardiac arrest on May 19, he had a brief hospitalization. He was 80. The member of the Kerala Jesuit province will always be remembered for his kindness and simplicity. He served as a […]

Christians resent surveillance of Church-run schools in Indian state

Christian leaders in the central Indian Madhya Pradesh have objected to the state government’s move to put Church-run schools under the microscope. State home minister Narottam Mishra announced on May 16 that police will monitor Church-run schools to curb religious conversions. A day earlier, police arrest-ed six people, including two pastors, after Bajrang Dal, a […]

Film on Blessed Rani Maria released on TV

A feature film on Blessed Rani Maria Vattalil was premiered May 27 on Atmadarshan TV, a popular religious channel of the diocese of Indore, central India. Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal of Indore, who addressed the function in Indore, recalled Blessed Rani Maria’s struggle to organize poor tribals against the exploitation of moneylenders. She was among the […]