At a time of technological and scientific progress, “we ought to feel shame” for not having advanced in “humanity and solidarity” enough to feed the world’s poor, Pope Francis said. “Neither can we console ourselves simply for having faced emergencies and desperate situations of those most in need. We are all called to go further. […]
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Catholic clergy and laypeople have been expelled from Myanmar’s northern Shan state by a China-backed ethnic minority army. Two Salesian priests, three nuns from the Missionary Society of St Paul and three lay teachers were ordered by the United Wa State Army to leave the Wa Hills, which border China, reported ucanews.com. Salesian Father Raymond […]
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A court in India’s southern Kerala state granted bail to Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was arrested almost a month earlier and charged with raping a Catholic nun. The Kerala High Court granted bail on Monday on condition that the bishop, based in northern Jalandhar City, should not enter Kerala state other than to report once […]
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Two US Catholic leaders have called on Catholics to pray for victims of Hurricanes Michael and Florence, along with responders to these storms, and to donate to recovery efforts in the impacted areas. “Let us respond with prayer and personal generosity,” said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, who is president of the US Conference […]
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UK Catholic aid agency, CAFOD, who worked with Archbishop Oscar Romero, will join millions of Catholics to celebrate his canonisation in Rome today, on Sunday 14th October. Assassinated while celebrating Mass in El Salvador, Archbishop Oscar Romero, a defender of the poor and campaigner for peace, will be declared El Salvador’s first saint later today. […]
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Pope Francis has compared abortion to hiring a hitman to “take out a human life to solve a problem”. The Holy Father made the comments during his weekly audience at the Vatican dedicated to the commandment exhorting the faithful not to kill. The pope said some people justify abortion as respecting others’ rights. But he […]
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A documentary exploring the journeys of two Catholic priests following the school shootings at Sandy Hook and Dunblane is available on Netflix. The short documentary, Lessons from a School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane, follows Mgr Bob Weiss, parish priest of St Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Connecticut, in the days following the Sandy Hook […]
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The Catholic Church is one throughout the world, and Pope Francis’ agreement with the communist government of China is a sign of that, Bishop John Baptist Yang Xiaoting of Yan’an told members of a Rome parish. The 54-year-old bishop is one of two bishops from mainland China attending the Synod of Bishops on young people, […]
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This Sunday, 14th October, at 8.10am, BBC Radio 4’s flagship religious worship programme Sunday Worship will be broadcast live from Leeds Cathedral. The Bishop of Leeds, Marcus Stock, will celebrate Mass on the day Blessed Oscar Romero, the late Archbishop of San Salvador will be canonised in Rome, making him the Catholic Church’s newest saint. […]
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit his country, South Korean officials have said. Mr Kim told South Korean president Moon Jae-in during their summit last month that the pope would be “enthusiastically” welcomed in North Korea, South Korea’s presidential office said. The North Korean leader has been engaged in intensive […]
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