Numerous sub-districts in Batam City, Riau Islands, Indonesia, were flooded on December 31 and January 1 due to two consecutive days of torrential rain.
As news of Christians being harassed from various parts of India comes trickling in the days following Christmas and leading up to the New Year, people from all societies have expressed their concern but concrete action is seen.
22 Catholic missionaries were killed around the world in 2021, half of them in Africa, according to a report released by the Fides News Agency and distributed Thursday by the Vatican press office.
The World Health Organization chief says the combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of Covid-19 cases that could put immense pressure on healthcare systems. The warning comes as global Covid infections hit a record high over the past seven-day period with many nations posting all-time highs.
Ranchi archdiocese marked Christmas Day with Christmas presents to ensure the livelihood of sixty-two poor and needy people. The Archdiocese reached out to the extremely poor families who were most affected during the second wave of the Covid pandemic.
The Chief Minister of Odisha State in eastern India, Naveen Patnaik, on Thursday (December 30) directed district collectors to ensure that no shelter or orphanage under Missionaries of Charity (MC) suffers and added that money from the CM's relief fund could be used for aid if needed.
St. Joseph, who protected his family from the persecution of King Herod, teaches us how to respond to our difficulties with courage and to trust in God’s plan, Pope Francis said.
Should you make a New Year’s resolution? If so, how can you involve your faith in the process? What can you do to set yourself up to be one of the 8 percent that follows through on the goal you set for yourself? CNA has some ideas to kickstart your 2022 on a positive note.
Sadbhav, an initiative to foster interfaith relations and communal harmony of the Society of Pilar, Goa, India, organised a celebration of Christmas with members from different faith communities to promote communal harmony on December 23.
The licence of Missionaries of Charity (MoC) for receiving foreign funds was not renewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) citing “adverse inputs”. This action was taken on Christmas day and attracted criticism from various quarters.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, the president of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), condemned the “horrific atrocity” of killing innocent people discovered on Christmas Day.
Christians of various denominations in different parts of India faced threats, vandalism, and abuse by various right-wing Hindu organizations on the run-up to Christmas and on Christmas Day, even as the Union Government celebrated 'Good Governance Day' in December 25.
The Dicastery for Communication releases a free App entitled “Vatican for All” to provide information on the activities of the Pope and the Church in the world for people with sensory disabilities, as part of the “No One Left Out” project.
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints officially announces 4 September 2022 as the date for the beatification of Pope John Paul I. In October, Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the Italian Pope, who was head of the Church for 34 days.
