The murder was the latest in a series of “cow vigilante” incidents in the country, where Hindus attack Christians and Muslims who are accused of killing cows, which are considered sacred in Hinduism.
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China Invites Vatican to Have Pavilion at Beijing Garden Expo
Accepting an invitation from the Chinese government, the Holy See is one of a number of nations and organizations participating in an international garden expo in Beijing.
Pope, Youth Minister Offer Ideas For Bringing Back Young Catholics
The statistics are staggering: Roughly one-third of young Catholics in the United States leave the church before their 18th birthday.
Protestant Parade Rerouted Away from Catholic Churches
An Easter Sunday march by a Protestant fraternal order in Scotland will be re-routed to avoid a Catholic church where a priest was assaulted during a similar parade last year. The route was also moved to avoid a second Catholic church.
Blaze Erupts At Paris’ Iconic Notre Dame Cathedral; Cause Unknown
A major blaze engulfed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral April 15, sending pillars of flame and billowing smoke over the center of the French capital.
New Vatican Constitution Will Resist Centralization In Rome, Drafter Says
ROME (Crux) – It took 29 meetings, but the pope’s “C-9” council of cardinal advisers, which is now functionally more akin to a “C-6”, has a new constitution for the Vatican in the form of a draft presentable to all the bishops’ conferences around the world, the heads of the various departments of the Holy […]
At Retreat For South Sudan Leaders, Pope Literally Begs For Peace
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At the end of a highly unusual spiritual retreat for the political leaders of warring factions, Pope Francis knelt at the feet of the leaders of South Sudan, begging them to give peace a chance and to be worthy “fathers of the nation.” “As a brother, I […]
Pope Emeritus Benedict’s Full Letter: The Church and the Scandal of Sexual Abuse
The extent and gravity of the reported incidents has deeply distressed priests as well as laity, and has caused more than a few to call into question the very Faith of the Church. It was necessary to send out a strong message, and seek out a new beginning, so to make the Church again truly credible as a light among peoples and as a force in service against the powers of destruction.
Benedict Blames Scandals on ’68, Says Church Law Can’t Just Protect Accused
In one of his most extended public statements since his resignation more than six years ago, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has ascribed the clerical sexual abuse scandals to the sexual revolution of the 1960s and a post-Vatican II “collapse” in Catholic moral theology.
Bishop Defends His Mom From Duterte; Facebook Suspends His Account
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan has been a long-time critic of the president’s brutal campaign against the drug trade, which human rights groups say has led to thousands of extra-judicial killings.