Theodore Mascarenhas

Fr. Theodore Mascarenhas, Indian, member of the Pontifical Academy for Culture, recounts the last moments of the pontificate of Benedict XVI, from his last General Audience to his arrival at Castel Gandolfo.

Fr. Theodore Mascarenhas, responsible for Asia, Africa and Oceania at the Pontifical Council for Culture, closed the Dublin Theological Symposium (6-9 June) in an intervention about mission in Asia. Tomorrow the 50th International Eucharistic Congress will close inthe Irish capital.

For Fr Theodore Mascarenhas, who is Indian and in charge of the Asia Desk at the Pontifical Council for Culture, ‘Caritas in veritate’ deals “with the challenges facing the rapidly growing economy of India” and is invitation to people to understand the impact of globalisation on Indian culture.