KOLAR GOLD FIELDS, India – A statue of Jesus stands surrounded by idols and portraits of Hindu deities in a tailoring shop, just one way some “dalits,” or members of low castes, try to hide their Christian identity.Read More
Archbishops Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore and Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C., and Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., released a statement Jan. 5 supporting the traditional definition of marriage.Read More
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Angel A. Aloma had a mission when he arrived in this Caribbean nation in late November that didn’t involve the beaches that the tropical destination offers.Read More
VILLA FRANCIA, Dominican Republic – In regions of the Dominican Republic where food is scarce and farm work only nets $3 a day when it’s available, Food For The Poor is developing tilapia and agricultural centers to provide nourishment, industry and self-sufficiency.Read More
SHANGHAI, China – Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian of Shanghai has asked his flock to intensify evangelization efforts to mark this year’s 400th anniversary of the introduction of Catholicism to Shanghai.Read More
JABALPUR, India – Catholics in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state have launched an e-mail campaign for peace in Orissa state, where observers say Hindu radicals attacked Christians in hope of political gains.Read More
DUBLIN, Ireland – An English Jesuit who left his order to become a diocesan priest in Northern Ireland has been honored by England’s Queen Elizabeth II for his services to a community wrought by sectarian violence.Read More
Did you once use a Marriage Encounter weekend to get fired up about each other? You can rekindle your relationship and your memories of Marriage Encounter at the Worldwide Marriage Encounter International Convention in California this June.Read More
VATICAN CITY – As the Jesuits choose a new superior general, they will be emphasizing their vision for the future, said Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, who has led the Society of Jesus since 1983.Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Retired Bishop Francis A. Quinn of Sacramento, during a Dec. 15 Mass at the Church of St. Raphael in San Rafael, apologized to the Coast Miwok Indians for the church’s mistreatment of them two centuries ago.Read More