Pope mourns priests killed in Mexico
MEXICO CITY: Pope Francis yesterday lamented the spiral of violence engulfing Mexico after two Jesuit priests and a man seeking sanctuary were gunned down inside a church. The pope, himself a Jesuit, expressed sadness and dismay over the killings of men he called his brothers in the mountains of the northern state of Chihuahua. “So […]
Be kind to your mother-in-law
VATICAN: Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics to honour the elderly and take care of family bonds, also taking the opportunity to return to the thorny subject of mothers-in-law. In 2015, Francis sparked laughter on a visit to the United States when he told a crowd of thousands: “Families quarrel and sometimes plates can fly […]
A new cardinal from Malaysia?
Let us do good while we still have time, and we will render glory to our heavenly Father, sanctify ourselves, and give good example to others. – St Padre Pio, Italian priest With the death of Cardinal Cornelius Sim on May 29, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (CBC-MSB) is now without […]
Pope Francis begs in Milan street, his cassock in tatters
MILAN: On a street in Milan, the capital of Italy’s Lombardy region, which has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis begs for alms, his cassock in tatters. In another, the Argentine pontiff lies on a cardboard mattress, his famous black briefcase under his head as a pillow. Next to him someone […]
