Focus
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kolvenbach, a wise man and a teacher
Aug 29, 2020
Among those who certainly dedicated all their efforts to preserving and consolidating harmony with the pope and to ensuring the Society found stability and serenity in its life and work was the new general, Peter-Hans Kolvenbach.
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Indonesian artist brings Catholics closer to God
Aug 22, 2020
Antonius Nugroho Adi Prabowo spent the whole month of February last year crafting statues of Jesus, Mother Mary and St Joseph with Central Javanese characteristics: light brown skin tone and traditional clothes.
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The search for the Indian face of Jesus
Aug 22, 2020
In a two-part series, Christian artist Jyoti Sahi reflects on the place of art in the process of “inculturation” in the Indian Church:
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Sunday Reflection
Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday: He Understands and Has Mercy
Pope St John Paul II declared that this Sunday, the octave day of Easter, should be Divine Mercy Sunday. It is a time for us to focus on our need for God’s mercy, and the abundance of mercy he showers upon us.
