Days after the Catholic Church declared Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero a saint, a judge in El Salvador issued a capture order for a former military captain suspected of killing the religious leader in 1980 as he celebrated Mass. Judge Rigoberto Chicas issued the order on 23rd October for national and international authorities to apprehend […]
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Pope Francis said young men and women today need to learn from their elders what led to the great wars of the 20th century so “they won’t fall for the same mistake.” “It is important that young people know the results of the two wars of the last century. It is a negative treasure but […]
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The scandal of human trafficking, which affects millions of young people in the world, needs to be included in the Synod of Bishops’ final document, one synod father said. It is estimated that more than 40 million people are held in some form of slavery “and the vast majority of those are young people,” Cardinal […]
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Authorities in Uganda are investigating the whereabouts and the cost of the special vehicles used to transport Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to the country. The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament quizzed officials from the office of President Yoweri Museveni about the vehicles last week. The investigation stems from queries raised by the country’s […]
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The horror of the ongoing war in Eastern Ukraine is shaping the moral compass of a generation of young Ukrainians and preparing them to be heroic Christian leaders, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. “Frequently, a young person that has suffered, that has gazed into the eyes of death on the field of […]
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Pope Francis, at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said he is willing to visit North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had asked Moon to tell the pope of the invitation. According to Yonhap, the Korean news agency, Moon’s press secretary told reporters the pope said he would accept “if an (official) […]
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The Catholic Church and digital media was one theme that had not been getting much press attention at the Synod of Bishops, but finally emerged during the third week of talks dedicated to accompaniment. “Digital” pastoral care or how the Church can more effectively use social media and digital platforms to reach and guide young […]
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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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Just because some young people disagree with Catholic moral teaching, including in the area of sexuality, does not mean the Church’s teachings are unclear or should change, Cardinal Robert Sarah told the Synod of Bishops. The Church and its pastors should “courageously propose the Christian ideal corresponding to Catholic moral doctrine and not water it […]
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Although bishops should make up the majority of voting members at a Synod of Bishops, the fact that the body is only consultative means women should be included as full members just as priests and religious brothers are, said three priests who are voting members. The superiors general of the Dominicans, the Jesuits and the […]
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