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Dr. Celcio Dias of World Apostolate of Fatima, India speaks about the preparations of the Centenary of Fatima apparitions, which will be celebrated by Pope Francis on May 13.Dr. Celcio Dias, a medical doctor by profession, is the International secretary and vice chairman of the Indian centre and Goa unit of the World Apostolate of Fatima (WAF). He spoke on length on WAF association, its purpose, the relevance of the message at Fatima and the elaborate programmes designed by the Indian Board for a fruitful celebration of the Fatima Centenary in the parishes, chapels, Institutions and houses. The National Ecclesiastical Adviser of WAF India is Bishop Peter Machado of Belgaum diocese who is appointed by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India.Listen to the full interview with Dr. Celcio Dias For Online Fatima Formation Platform in India visit : www.WorldFatimaTv.org or whatsapp on 0091 9822981418 The World...
A Catholic village in northern Sri Lanka celebrated a thanksgiving Mass after the military promised to return church premises and some of the land and property wrested from them during the island nation's civil war. Villagers from Mullikulam in Mannar Diocese had been protesting ever since their homes, agricultural lands and a church were forcibly taken away by the Sri Lankan Navy in 2007 two years before the country's civil war ended in 2009. On April 30, after decades of protest, some of their properties were returned.Sri Lankan Navy Commander Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne met the villagers, three priests and representatives from the Catholic lawyers association on April 29, over a month after their latest occupy-style protest began on March 23. Father Anton Thavaraja, parish priest of Our Lady of Assumption in Mullikulam, said the military official promised to release the church building and premises, 27 houses and some farmland. The navy officia...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Just as it had been for centuries, Egypt can be a sign of hope forthose who long for peace,Pope Francis said. During hisweekly general audience May 3, the pope reflected on his recent visit to Egyptand said that because of its religious and cultural heritage as well as itsrole in the Middle East, Egypt has the task of promoting a lasting peace that"rests not on the law of force but on the force of law.""For us, Egypt has been a sign of hope, refuge andhelp. When that part of the world suffered famine, Jacob and his sons went there. Then whenJesus was persecuted, he went there," he said. " Egypt, for us, is that sign of hopeboth in history and for today, this brotherhood."The pope's April 28-29 visit to Cairo began with a gatheringorganized by Egypt's al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam's highest institute of learning. Thevisit to the university, he said, had the twofold purpose of promoting Christian-Muslimdialogue and...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Julien Warnand, EPABy Simon CaldwellMANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- Agroup of psychiatric care centers run by a Catholic religious order in Belgiumhas announced it will permit doctors to undertake the euthanasia of "nonterminal"mentally ill patients on its premises.In a nine-page document, theBrothers of Charity Group stated that it would allow doctors to performeuthanasia in any of its 15 centers, which provide care to more than 5,000patients a year, subject to carefully stipulated criteria.Brother Rene Stockman, thesuperior general, has distanced himself from the decision of the group'slargely lay board of directors, however, and has told Belgian media that thepolicy was a tragedy."We cannot accept thateuthanasia is carried out within the walls of our institutions," saidBrother Stockman, a specialist in psychiatric care, in an April 27 interviewwith De Morgen newspaper in Brussels.He told the newspaper that heintended to raise the matter with Catholic authorities in ...
HAMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq (AP) -- After the Islamic State group swept into his town nearly three years ago, Mustafa al-Taee resolved to bear witness to the militants' brutal rule by secretly painting what he had seen with his own eyes....
LONDON (AP) -- Prime Minister Theresa May signaled the official start of Britain's Brexit-dominated election campaign Wednesday with a visit to Queen Elizabeth II - followed by an attack on European Union officials she accused of trying to influence the outcome....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington policymakers have a time-tested method for rolling out new ideas: float a trial balloon. Spread rumors of a policy change or selectively leak it to the press, then see how it plays and proceed only if it looks doable....
On a trip to India, the president of Portland State University reassured prospective students they'd be safe on his campus. Purdue University sent overseas applicants a note from two mayors touting Indiana's "friendly smiles" and hospitality. And dozens of other schools produced online videos to welcome foreign students....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A pair of moderate Republicans who'd been holdouts against the GOP health care bill said Wednesday they were now backing the high-profile legislation after winning President Donald Trump's support for their proposal aimed at reviving the languishing measure....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The two American investigators felt a sense of foreboding that Sunday as they headed to an emergency meeting with their boss on the Iraqi air base. But they didn't expect to be surrounded by armed guards, disarmed, detained against their will - and fired without explanation....
