MANILA, March 9, 2014— In countries like Germany and Austria, Filipino Catholics are forced to abandon their religion to avoid paying “Church tax” through their income tax, a priest said. Msgr. Joselito Asis, former Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines secretary general, said it is a...
The leader of Crimea’s Muslim Minority, the Tatars, warned about possible bloodshed in Crimea and southern Ukraine. “Our largest, biggest concern is about the possibility of clashes, of large scale bloodshed in Crimea,” said Mustafa Dzhemilev, also a member of Ukraine’s parliament said in a report...
VATICAN, March 8, 2014 (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Saturday sent a message to participants in an international symposium on the religious life, encouraging them to live their vows in an authentic manner. “What is not helpful is a theoretical poverty, but the poverty that is...
VATICAN City, Feb 27, 2014 (CNA/EWTN News)– In his daily homily Pope Francis spoke of the harm done when Christians don’t practice what they preach, noting that this incoherence leads others away from the Church and often brings scandal. “When there is no Christian coherency, and...
Insights of Pope Francis Are you thinking of a meaningful observance of Lent? Pope Francis offers “some helpful thoughts on our path of conversion as individuals and as a community.” He is inspired by the words of St. Paul: “He became poor, so that by His...
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 21, 2014 (CNS) — In late February, for the first time since his election nearly a year earlier, Pope Francis gathered the world’s cardinals at Vatican. The principal reason was to add 19 to their number at a ceremony called a consistory,...
Vatican City, February 1, 2014 Dear Brothers and Sisters, I thank the Lord for the joy of your faith and for the ardor of your Christian witness, thanks be to God! I greet you all warmly, beginning with the International Team of Directors of the Neocatechumenal Way,...
According to Scientists the Earth as we know it is already 4.54 billion years. A new, rather oldest piece of earth was found in Perth, Australia. The translucent red crystal is 400 micrometers long or about four human hairs as reported in cnn.com. Scientists study using...
After Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the Bill, United States Secretary of State, John Kerry stressed "a tragic day for Uganda and for all who care for human rights". 38 out of 54 African countries implement anti-homosexual law. The new Law sets homosexuality as crime that...
Despite China’s claims of economic growth, pollution is taking its toll in this Asian country. Dark skies and smog are now claiming China’s horizon. In Beijing, series of emergency measures are being taken to alleviate the roaring effects of pollution. The growing number of angry and...
