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A movie based on the life St. Joseph Vaz had its Tamil version launch in Colombo April 25. St. Joseph Vaz a missionary from the Portuguese colony of Goa on the western coast of India was an Oratorian priest and described as ‘Asia’s greatest missionary’.The movie directed by Sanajaya Nirmal, a Catholic, aims at promoting and popularizing the Indian-born saint among Sri Lankan Christians."Such an inspirational film should not be limited to the Sinhala language but be available in Tamil as well. We should be able to share the powerful message of St. Joseph Vaz in both local languages," Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando of Kandy said at the launch of the Tamil-language version of the film.The release of the new version of the film comes after a decision by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka to dedicate 2017 as the year of St. Joseph Vaz, the island nation's first saint, a missionary from the Portuguese colony of Goa on the western coas...
Alarmed at exposure children to pornography, Indonesian Church officials and activists are stepping up efforts to protect them from the scourge. Father Hibertus Hartana, executive secretary of the Indonesian bishops' family commission said online pornography could rob children of important values, such as respect for life and the dignity of others. "Rape is an example that can be traced back to pornography," said the Holy Family priest, referring to an incident in Bogor, West Java, when a teenager raped a 36-year-old woman. According to the priest, it is the task of families and schools to prevent children from accessing pornography. Parents should have an open dialog with them and educate them in faith and morality. Minister of Women and Protection of Indonesian Children, Yohana Yembise, said the high number of Indonesian children accessing online pornography has drawn the government's attention. "I am shocked that from 50,000 activit...
(Vatican Radio) A Filipino is the new head of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific. Father Arturo Sosa, the superior general of the worldwide Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, has appointed Father Antonio F Moreno, the current provincial of the Philippines, as the next president of the regional Conference. He succeeds Father Mark Raper, the former provincial of Australia, who headed the Conference for 9 years. Fr. Moreno will assume office within the next six months. "The fact that the Society relies so much on the Philippine Province at this time is surely an indication of the maturity and quality of the Province," Fr. Sosa wrote in a letter dated April 22 appointing the new president of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific. He noted that the success of the Philippine Province is the "product of so many fine missionaries from other provinces who were sent to, began, and built up the Philippine Province." Fr. Sosa expresse...
Vatican City, Apr 27, 2017 / 07:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Thursday Pope Francis met with members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation, telling them that in a world full of desperation, their charitable assistance helps the Church spread a message of hope to those most in need.“Today’s world, so often torn by violence, greed and indifference, greatly needs our witness to the Gospel message of hope in the redemptive and reconciling power of God’s love,” he said April 27.He voiced his gratitude to the organization “for your desire to assist the Church’s efforts to proclaim that message of hope to the ends of the earth and to work for the spiritual and material advancement of our brothers and sisters throughout the world, especially in developing countries.”Pope Francis met with members of the Philadelphia-based charitable organization Thursday morning in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace. They are gathered in Rome April 26-29 for their...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Jonathan LuxmooreWARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- France'sCatholic primate has condemned the current presidential campaign as his country's"worst ever" and urged Christians to help prevent democracy from "losingits sense.""Left and right rivaledeach other and had their radical wings, but there was also a center. Now, leftand right have stepped back, and the main candidates are divided by otherunclear criteria. I have the impression our voters are totally lost," saidCardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon.In an interview with Poland'sCatholic Information Agency (KAI), published April 26, Cardinal Barbarin saidFrance was witnessing "the twilight of its existing political system"as citizens sought out "leaders closer to the people in their economic andsocial realities.""Democracy seems to belosing its sense and being cast adrift by media shabbiness," CardinalBarbarin added. "This has been our worst-ever election campaign,characterized by the unforgivable accusations, total ...
DALLAS (AP) -- United Airlines says it will raise the limit - to $10,000 - on payments to customers who give up seats on oversold flights and will increase training for employees as it deals with fallout from the video of a passenger being violently dragged from his seat....
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Far-right supporters planned rallies Thursday to denounce what they called an attempt to silence their conservative views after Ann Coulter said she was forced to cancel a speaking event at the University of California, Berkeley amid concerns violence could break out....
LONDON (AP) -- Armed police carrying out a counterterrorism operation Thursday swooped in on a man they said was carrying knives in a bag near Britain's Parliament and arrested him on suspicion of planning terrorist acts....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The senior U.S. Navy officer overseeing military operations in the Pacific said Thursday that the crisis with North Korea is at the worst point he's ever seen, but he declined to compare the situation to the Cuban missile crisis decades ago....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said he has told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he will not pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement at this time, but could still withdraw if he concludes a renegotiated pact is not "a fair deal for all."...
