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Pope Francis presents new encyclical in Angelus address

Oct 10, 2020

Pope Francis introduced his new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, in his Angelus address Oct 4, saying that “human fraternity and the care of creation” wer
World mental Health day — october 10, 2020: WHO to host a global advocacy event

Oct 03, 2020

World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10 every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilising efforts in support of mental health.
Necessary teaching in light of legislation on euthanasia

Sep 26, 2020

Cardinal Luis Ladaria, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, describes Samaritanus bonus as “a necessary document” in light of new regulations and increasingly lax laws on euthanasia, assisted suicide and end-of-life provisions. In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Ladaria explains the reasons for the new document.
A cardinal says he’s open to women’s ordination; a priest who did so remains suspended

Sep 26, 2020

One of the world’s most influential cardinals recently admitted that he is “open” to the idea of ordaining women to the Catholic priesthood.
Synodality at the crossroads: Pope Francis’ powerful gestures are urgently in need of a theological language

Sep 19, 2020

Rarely does a journal article offer an X-ray of a particular moment in a pontificate, providing such depth and detail that it remains essential to understanding how a pope perceives his ministry in the life of the Church.
A sneak preview of the Pope’s upcoming encyclical on human fraternity

Sep 12, 2020

“It will be a social and economic encyclical for the post-COVID world, a text of reason and heart through which the pontiff will speak to the world about the necessary changes in social and productive organisation, the need to safe-guard creation, the need to take responsibility for one another and of the increasing need for human fraternity,” opined Maria Antonietta Calabrò in the Italian edition of the Huffington Post.
Muslim Emperor Akbar encouraged Christian art

Sep 05, 2020

Portuguese India during the 16th century — that is, the colonial enclaves of Goa, Bassein, Cochin and the Pearl Fishery Coast — was blessed by the presence of the Jesuits. They built monumental churches, colleges and residences.
Istanbul’s Kariye Camii Museum (monastery of Christ the Saviour in Chora) to become a mosque

Sep 05, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued the order to transform the splendid Kariye Camii museum, also known as the Monastery of the Holy Saviour in Chora, into a mosque. His decision was published today in the Official Gazette.
A united Malaysia, caring for one another

Aug 31, 2020

As we celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Merdeka Day and the 57th anniversary of Malaysia Day with the theme Malaysia Prihatin (Malaysia Cares), we also mark the 50th anniversary of the Rukun Negara, our national blueprint for national unity promulgated on 31 August 1970.
Inculturating Christian art with a mission

Aug 29, 2020

This is the second part of Christian artist Jyoti Sahi’s reflections on the place of art in the process of “inculturation” in the Indian Church.