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The call to each of us, especially to those with the responsibility of leadership, is to be artisans of peace

"The challenge that awaits us, then, is to communicate by encountering people, where they are and as they are"

One of the prominent images of Pope Francis in 2020 was of him standing alone in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, on the cold, dark evening of March 27, 2020 — at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy.

After the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Biden became the second Catholic to lead the United States, the first since John F. Kennedy in 1961.

He was the best mentor, guide and a father and will always be remembered as an energetic and very punctual man with a great sense of humor.

Recently a high-level human rights team of the UN which included the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, have made public a letter they had written to the Government of India expressing their concern over the “alleged arbitrary detention of human rights defender Stan Swamy”.

A Catholic priest said the reported decline in the number of Filipino couples getting married might be due to a growing fear of a life-long commitment.

To become men of goodwill, you have to peacefully coexist with all the people in the country. That means, no manipulation of natural resources and eradicating the drug trade that ruins young people’s lives.

The Invisible God cannot be discovered in the glitz and glamour of the busy world but in the inner recesses of one’s soul and the silence of the heart

There are many great women in the world. Sister Mary Joseph, former superior of the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier Sisters, was one of them.

Father Jude Albert Johnson was ordained on Dec. 5, 2020, in Melbourne Archdiocese, Australia.

Pope Benedict XVI explained that joy is still possible in a world with so much suffering.

Father Simeon Anthony who was born in Yangon, Myanmar, was ordained on Dec. 5, 2020, in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia.

Originally the term “cardinal” simply referred to any priest who was attached to a particular church or diocese.

This Season of Advent, the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences provided a guide for daily, healthy, and reflective living as everyone prepares for Christmas. The Advent Eco Calendar is based on Pope Francis encyclical on the environment, Laudato si'.

Let us use these talents as the advent approaches and we look for the birth of Jesus as hope in our hearts.

Homosexuals should get involved in the family’s affairs. They should not be excluded from the family and human society.

The Bengali speaking community, especially the Hindus in West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh, celebrated the Durga Puja festival this week.

Homily delivered by Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, Archbishop of Yangon, on October 25, 2020

Pope Francis underscores, among others, that a more just world is achieved by promoting peace, which is not merely the absence of war