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Polish bishops, at Vatican, call punishment for abuse cover-up lopsided

The president of the Polish Bishops’ conference said that in meetings with a Vatican official, several church leaders criticized the Vatican’s handling of sex abuse cases, particularly “dispro-portionate punishments” inflicted on bishops accused of cover-ups in comparison with convicted abusers. Archbishop Stanislaw Gade-cki, conference president, told Poland’s Catholic Information Agency, KAI, that Polish bishops met […]

Biden taps pro-life Democrat as US Ambassador to the Vatican

After months of anticipa-tion, the White House announ-ced on October 8 afternoon that President Joe Biden will nominate former U.S. Senator Joseph Donnelly as the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Like President Joe Biden, Donnelly is a devout Irish Catholic. Donnelly, a Democrat, was senator from Indiana from 2013-2019 and was a member of the […]

From abortionist to pro-life leader: What changed this doctor’s heart?

Kathi Aultman was six weeks postpartum when she returned to work at an abortion clinic in Gainesville, Florida. She performed abortions on the weekends to earn money while in medical school. “I felt really strongly that abortion was a woman’s right,” Aultman told in an interview on September 17 interview. “I mean, I bought the whole thing: […]

Rally launched to promote communal harmony in Kerala

Leaders of various religious communities and social organizations have started a journey in the southern Indian state of Kerala to promote communal harmony and national integration. The journey named ‘Sarva Dharma Sadbhavana Yatra’ (Journey to foster goodwill among all religions, is an initiative of the Dharmabharathi mo-vement and promoted by a 16-member team. The journey […]

Displaying cross no sign of religious conversion, says Indian court

A top court in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has ruled that a Dalit Hindu woman marrying a Christian or displaying religious symbols such as the cross cannot be cited as reasons to revoke her scheduled caste (SC) community certification. The Madurai bench of Madras High Court held that hanging the cross on […]

R.S.S. Magazine wants probe into Indian Catholic clergy

Panchjanya, a weekly ma-gazine linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has sought an inquiry into the Indian Catholic Church and its clergy while citing the recent expose of child sexual abuse within the French Church. In its latest issue, which will hit the stands on Oct. 17, the magazine has reportedly published a cover […]

Desperate Indians sell family gold to survive Covid cash crunch

In Mumbai’s jewellery bazaar, Kavita Jogani gingerly places her wedding bangles on the shopkeeper’s scales, one of the thousands of Indians parting with their most cherished asset – gold. It was not an easy decision – Jogani was desperate after her garment business took a severe hit in the past year and a half with […]

Indian Jesuits put off plan to name park after Stan Swamy

The opposition from Hindu nationalists’ organiza-tions has compelled a Jesuit-run institution in the southern Indian state of Karnataka to postpone the naming of a park inside its campus after late Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy. The 140-year-old St. Aloy-sius College in Mangaluru had decided to hold the naming ceremony on Oct. […]