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My grandfather still prays every name aloud. Every evening before bed, he sits in his chair by the window and works through a long, unhurried
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By Lavoisier Fernandes – Few topics in the Catholic Church continue to generate as much debate as the legacy of the Second Vatican Council. More
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Mary Magdalene has survived centuries of people trying to explain her, and she still shows up in the Gospels remarkably unbothered by any of it.
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More than five thousand years ago, in the fertile valleys of Mesopotamia, humans invented writing. It changed everything. Suddenly, we didn’t just live in the
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Verghese V Joseph – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Friday mounted a wide-ranging intervention before the Union Home Ministry, urging a rethink
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Paul Suski – June is the month that seems to be quite renowned among those eager to celebrate “Pride“, and on the other hand, it
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Luke Rimmo Mingkeng Lego – When people speak of Tani’s identity and culture, it would often not be complete without mentioning the churches, particularly the
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By Lavoisier Fernandes – There is a growing sense across the world that something has shifted in the way politics is understood and practised. Across
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Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, looks at the key role local churches play in carrying forward the synodal journey as he addresses participants at the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In an interview with Vatican Media, Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, Secretary General of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, reflects on the fruits of the FABC Plenary Assembly, highlighting faith, the protection of human dignity, and an urgent pastoral response to migration as shared priorities for the Church across Asia.
In a letter signed by the Executive Director of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Bishops urge the state’s governor Ron DeSantis to stay the executions of two men, stressing that their crimes “are gravely evil”, yet “it is possible both to uphold justice and to exercise mercy.”
On Thursday afternoon delegates to the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) present the results of their table discussions and agree that the Church in the continent is called to be a bridge builder and renew its missionary vocation in the face of the world's challenges.