The Archdiocese of Imphal celebrated its annual Chrism Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral on the evening of April 15, drawing over 150 priests, 300 religious sisters, and numerous lay faithful.
In a road accident, six people, including three sisters and one priest, died on the spot when a heavy truck carrying cement rammed into a four-wheeler (Bolero) at Umbang, Sumer, in Ri Bhoi district on February 26.
Cardinal Bo stated that a change of attitude is required in our approach towards the challenges we face. He offered the word L.E.N.T as an acronym for this attitudinal change:
Cardinal Hollerich explained how each delegate is like a musical instrument, and ought to function continuously in tune with others (instruments), with discipline, to produce the synodal symphony.
The Synod, like the Lenten journey, he said, is a call to walk the path of God, to listen to his voice, and to recognize the God of love and tenderness, mercy and compassion.
'Synodality is the way of being the Church today according to the will of God, in a dynamic of discerning and listening together to the voice of the Holy Spirit,' as stated by Pope Francis.
Cardinal Grech empasized, “a Synodal Church is a Church of listening” and stressed that the success of the process depended on the active participation of the people of God and the pastors.
The Pope said that the ashes reminds us of who we are, recalling the “essential truth of our lives: that the Lord alone is God and we are the work of His hands.”
Chin people observe February 20 as Chin National Day. Chin people live in many places, especially Chin State, Rakhine State, Sagaing Division, Bago and Magwe Division in Myanmar and in Mizoram State in India.
The activity, initiated by the diocesan commission for the clergy and the religious, aims at promoting ongoing formation programs for priests and religious brothers and nuns, and to foster vocations.
The protesters expressed serious concern over attack on persons, churches and institutions and registration of malicious FIRs against Christians along with illegal detentions and non-registration of FIRs despite complaints filed by victims.
Representative of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand, Father Suwat - Yong Saad, attended the signing ceremony of the MoU to assist and provide legal advice to monks and religious leaders endorsed by the government.
Pope Francis called Lent and the Synod on Synodality a 'strenuous mountain trek.' “The Lenten journey of penance and the journey of the Synod alike have as their goal a transfiguration, both personal and ecclesial,” Pope emphasized.
Archbishop José H. Gomez said, "Bishop David was a peacemaker with a heart for the poor and the immigrants, and he had a passion for building a community where the sanctity and dignity of every human life were honored and protected.”
The Catholic Social Media Awards (CSMA) recognized the best Catholic communicators in various social media platforms of the year. The Catholic Social Media Awards is given by Areopagus Communications and YouthPinoy in the Philippines
“Indonesian is developing quickly in vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and the way it is written. These changes demanded adjustments in Bible translation," Chairman of the Indonesian Biblical Institute.
