Manila: The Catholic bishops of the Philippines voiced strong objections to proposals intended to reinstate the death penalty in the country. “The Gospel of the Lord Jesus is the Gospel of Life. It is this Gospel we must preach. It is this Gospel that we must uphold,” Archbishop Socrates B.Continue Reading
Rome: An Iraqi priest who was forced to flee his village when the Islamic State seized the area in 2014 said the hardship and persecution Christians in Iraq have experienced has taught them what it really means to fully live out their faith. “What we have witnessed is a messageContinue Reading
Scotland’s Catholic church has launched its biggest recruitment drive for the priesthood in generations amid ongoing concerns over a rapidly ageing clergy. As the number of priests in parts of Scotland is predicted to drop by 100 in the next two decades, young men in parishes across the country willContinue Reading
Florida: A Florida priest murdered last year has appealed from beyond the grave for his alleged killer to be shown mercy. Reverend Rene Robert enshrined his opposition to the death penalty in a letter he wrote 22 years ago, in which he apparently foresaw his own killing. The Catholic priest’s noteContinue Reading
Washington, D.C: “All are welcome in this place,” a crowd of people sang in Lafayette Square outside of the White House this afternoon. More that 550 people gathered to attend a Mass organized by young Catholics and celebrated by Father Quinn Conners in Washington, D.C., to express their solidarity withContinue Reading
New Jersey: A Catholic bishop in New Jersey was slightly injured during a memorial Mass for a revered Hall of Fame baseball player when a crazed man in a white robe walked up to the altar and punched him in the mouth. The attack Saturday caught the 63-year-old Most ReverendContinue Reading
A court in Pakistan on Saturday cited lack of evidence to acquit all 115 suspects in the burning of more than 150 houses of Christians in 2013 over alleged blasphemy of the Prophet Muhammad. Chaudhry Muhammad Azam, Lahore’s anti-terrorism court judge, said the prosecutors failed to produce sufficient evidence againstContinue Reading
Over the last decade, Christians in the United States have grown increasingly alarmed about the persecution of other Christians overseas, especially in the Middle East. With each priest kidnapped in Syria, each Christian family attacked in Iraq or each Coptic church bombed in Egypt, the clamor for action rose. DuringContinue Reading
New York : Silicon Valley heads have slammed US President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and many Muslims from entering the United States, fearing it could prevent them from accessing a global reservoir of talent. The sweeping immigration crackdown moved many tech bosses to criticize measures that could impactContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s executive order to close America’s borders to refugees and immigrants from some Muslim-majority countries caused chaos on Saturday, as people who had flown to the US were held at airports and elsewhere others were barred from boarding planes. As confusion reigned, a spokeswoman for the Department of HomelandContinue Reading