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Catholicism

People 5 years ago

French nun, Europe's oldest person, turns 117 after surviving Covid

Born Lucile Randon on February 11, 1904, Sister Andre said she didn't realise she had caught the coronavirus, which infected 81 residents of her retirement home in the southeast city of Toulon, killing 10 of them.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines cancels 'Black Nazarene' parade as pandemic lingers

The Philippines, renowned for its colourful religious rituals, has the second-highest number of novel coronavirus infections and deaths in Southeast Asia behind Indonesia.

World 5 years ago

Vatican rebukes priests over 'tariffs' for weddings, funerals

In new guidelines for parishes which remind priests of existing laws, it stressed "the need not to 'commercialize'" masses or "give the impression that the celebration of the Sacraments... are subject to tariffs".

World 6 years ago

Pope to Catholics: For Lent, give up trolling

During Lent, Catholics are called on to give up something, like sweets. On Wednesday, Pope Francis added a modern twist to the list of things to quit during the season and beyond: insulting people on social media.

World 6 years ago

Philippines observes 'no-contact' Ash Wednesday to beat virus

Filipinos marked Ash Wednesday with a bow and a sprinkling of dust instead of a cross being daubed on their foreheads, as Asia's bastion of Catholicism guarded against the spread of coronavirus.

Opinion 6 years ago

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From religion to religiosity

Surely, the Christian “religion” continues to survive even up until this moment. Unfortunately, it lost that enchantment it once wielded in the second and third centuries.

National 6 years ago

Finally, Catholic appointed as acting head of Catholic affairs directorate-general

The appointment came after the ministry was flooded with criticism after a bureaucratic blunder led to two Muslim officials filling the post in succession.

National 6 years ago

Is the pope Catholic? Ministry apologizes for appointing Muslim as acting Catholic affairs director-general

Minister Fachrul Razi and Deputy Minister Zainut Tauhid Sa’adi had previously defended the appointment, saying that National Civil Service Agency regulations prevented the ministry from putting a Catholic in the position.

National 6 years ago

Pope announces Jakarta archbishop to be new cardinal

Pope Francis has announced that Jakarta Archbishop Mgr. Ignatius Suharyo is to be one of 13 new cardinals to be appointed on Oct. 5.

National 6 years ago

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‘Listen humbly to Papuan concerns,’ Catholic Church tells govt

“Papuans already have many emotional scars from security forces, [the government] should take care that its response to the current situation doesn’t open more wounds,” he said.

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Catholicism

French nun, Europe's oldest person, turns 117 after surviving Covid

Philippines cancels 'Black Nazarene' parade as pandemic lingers

Vatican rebukes priests over 'tariffs' for weddings, funerals

Pope to Catholics: For Lent, give up trolling

Philippines observes 'no-contact' Ash Wednesday to beat virus

PREMIUM From religion to religiosity

Finally, Catholic appointed as acting head of Catholic affairs directorate-general

Is the pope Catholic? Ministry apologizes for appointing Muslim as acting Catholic affairs director-general

Pope announces Jakarta archbishop to be new cardinal

PREMIUM ‘Listen humbly to Papuan concerns,’ Catholic Church tells govt

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From religion to religiosity

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‘Listen humbly to Papuan concerns,’ Catholic Church tells govt