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Communal harmony among Lankan Christian, Muslim minorities

In the aftermath of the horrific Easter Sunday multiple bomb blasts by Islamic terrorists on 3 Churches and 3 luxury hotels in Sri Lanka claiming lives of over 250 people including 50 foreigners and injuring hundreds, the Churches were closed. Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has now called for Churches to re-open for Sunday services from […]

No Mass for Sri Lanka’s Catholics; no veils for Muslim women, Card. Ranjith: the first Masses on May 5th

The effects of Sri Lanka’s Easter suicide bombings reverberated across two faiths. Catholics shut out of their churches for fear of new attacks, left with only a televised Mass, and Muslim women ordered to stop wearing veils in public. Many across the nation knelt before their televisions as Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, […]

‘We will rebuild’: Macron vows to restore Notre-Dame within five years

President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild Notre-Dame “even more beautifully” within five years, as all of France’s cathedrals prepared to ring their bells on Wednesday to mark 48 hours since the colossal fire began. The blaze on 15th April gutted the great Paris landmark, destroying the roof, causing the steeple to collapse and leaving France reeling with […]

Arab nations, Al-Azhar condemn Sri Lanka blasts

A number of Arab nations and Al- Azhar Islamic institution in Cairo condemned the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed more than 350 people. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates issued statements on April 21 via their foreign ministries over the attack. The UAE called upon “the international community to close ranks and uproot […]

Survey: Catholics want church to invest funds in line with its values

More than 90% of Catholics said, they believe that Catholic organizations should invest church funds in ways that are consistent with church teaching and values, according to results of a new survey. In addition, about 31% of respondents to the survey conducted by Boston-based Catholic Investment Services said that news of clergy sexual abuse and […]

Pope proposes radical shakeup of the Roman Curia

Pope Francis’ reforms of the Roman Curia will see the creation of a new “super ministry” dedicated to evangelisation that will take precedence over the once-powerful Vatican doctrinal body. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the Holy Office of the Inquisition, is the oldest institution in the Curia and known as “La […]

Decades of Neglect Threatened Notre-Dame, Well Before It Burned

Years before flames ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral, the landmark’s custodians realized they had a problem. In 2013, the cathedral hired Didier Dupuy and his son to scale the building and install lightning rods at different points, including its central spire. Gaping holes and cracks they discovered in the lead roofing shocked them. Just below was a […]

Pope awards top job to Nobel Prize winning physicist

Pope Francis appointed Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize winning physicist from the United States, to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Chu, who served as secretary of energy under US President Barack Obama, was appointed to the papal think tank, the Vatican announced on 20 October. Born in St Louis, Chu is the co-recipient of the […]