International football needs educating on gender equality, the Westminster Chaplain for Sport has suggested. His call comes after France’s Stephanie Frappart made history by becoming the first female referee to take charge of a major European men’s game in last week’s UEFA Super Cup final. However, despite this major step for gender equality in European […]
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Catholic doctors in Kenya have warned against a mass cervical cancer vaccination programme for young girls, as the government accelerates plans to roll out the programme in September. The Ministry of Health has said the vaccination is targeting the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection that can cause cancer of the cervix. Two […]
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The international head of a Catholic charity has welcomed the UN’s new day for victims of religious-based violence – but stressed that it must lead to decisive help for persecuted religious groups. Dr Thomas Heine-Geldern, international executive president of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, said that while the UN’s International Day Commemorating […]
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The apostolic nunciature in Chile announced that the Vatican has opened an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against retired Archbishop Bernardino Pinera Carvallo of La Serena, who is the uncle of Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. In a statement, the nunciature said the preliminary investigation will determine the credibility of an accusation of abuse allegedly […]
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An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal George Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago. A three-judge panel of the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria announced its decision today in Melbourne. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson read the decision during a 30-minute hearing. She […]
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Catholic aid agency CAFOD has praised the bishops of England and Wales for taking a lead in their commitment to using renewable energy. The bishops have signed a new contract to supply renewable energy to over 4000 UK Catholic churches and schools. The new contract, between Inter-diocesan Fuel Management (IFM), the Catholic Church’s energy procurement […]
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American Catholics have joined other faith leaders in calling for an end to a controversial asylum policy introduced by the Trump administration. The faith leaders condemned Trump’s policy of turning away asylum-seekers who have not first sought protection in countries en route to the United States. “The rule fails to understand or acknowledge the realities […]
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Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon said the hopes that came with democracy have not been realised and, instead, the country is wounded and bleeding. In a 7,000-plus word statement, released on the feast of the Assumption, the cardinal expressed deep concerns about the challenges faced by Myanmar’s people, reported ucanews.com. “Seven years ago, we […]
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Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a place of prayer, conversion and pilgrimage for millions of people, but the Church must be prudent and not rush to any judgment on the alleged Marian apparitions there, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation. Speaking at Knock Shrine in County Mayo on the feast […]
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In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis told pilgrims that adoration of God and service to others spread the fire of God’s love and change the world, one heart at a time. “I invite everyone to discover the beauty of the prayer of adoration and to exercise it often,” he said. The pope focused on […]
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