The Vatican’s tentative agreement with the government of mainland China obviously has a diplomatic component, but it was motivated by a desire to spread the Gospel and ensure the appropriate freedom of the Catholic Church, the Vatican secretary of state wrote. A firm belief that the Catholic Church truly is ‘catholic’ or universal ‘pushes the […]
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Nigeria’s Catholic bishops denounced a resurgence in killings and destruction of property in parts of the country and urged government action to stop the carnage. “We have received with deep sorrow the tragic news of the resurgence of further horrific killings in some parts of Kaduna state, Taraba, Benue, Kogi, Edo, Rivers, Zamfara, Adamawa and […]
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Pope Francis called on Christians to unite in prayer for the victims of two mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 50 people dead and dozens wounded in one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history. “I am close to our Muslim brothers and sisters and their entire community. I renew my […]
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As the process to implement a peace accord in South Sudan continues, Pope Francis met with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on 16th March and expressed the hope that, finally, he would be able to visit the country. During the meeting in the papal library, the Vatican said, the pope and president discussed “matters regarding […]
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A top Polish Catholic leader, named the first bishops’ conference delegate for child protection, welcomed a Church report on sexual abuse by clergy in his country and vowed efforts to combat it. Archbishop Wojciech Polak of Gniezno spoke at a 14th March news conference launching the abuse report, compiled from dioceses and religious orders by […]
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The Archdiocese of Santiago has recommended the former rector of the cathedral be removed from the clerical state after allegations of abuse and his remarks about the Church. The controversy began unfolding in early March after Chilean news outlet Radio BioBio published a criminal complaint made in 2015 by Daniel Rojas Alvarez against the Archdiocese […]
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The Catholic Church in Germany is at a point where serious debate – including on priestly celibacy and the role of women – and openness to doing things in a new way must encouraged, said the president of the German bishops’ conference. “Shakeups demand special proceedings,” Cardinal Reinhard Marx, conference president, said at the end […]
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The president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops was taken to hospital late last week after experiencing symptoms of what tests confirmed was a mild stroke, according to an archdiocesan statement. The statement said that Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, ‘was resting comfortably and conversing with associates, doctors and nurses’ after he was […]
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American retail giant Walmart has come under fire for selling products featuring satanic imagery, including the false god Baphomet. The discovery has also led to customers of Asda – the Walmart-owned UK supermarket chain – to raise concerns that the British retailer may also start stocking the products. Members of the public took to social […]
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Students around the world are missing classes to take to the streets to protest against their governments’ failure to take sufficient action against global warming. The co-ordinated ‘school strikes’, being held from the South Pacific to the edge of the Arctic Circle, were inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who began holding solitary demonstrations […]
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