By Benedict Mayaki Kyiv, August 9, 2022: A delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has paid a visit to Ukraine as the Russian invasion, which has devastated several cities and caused a humanitarian crisis, enters its sixth month. A WCC statement said that the delegation, led by theContinue Reading
Canterbury, August 7, 2022: In ecumenical discussions at the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England, Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, has said that most Anglicans recognize the pope as “the father of the Church in the West.” Welby said that he is “not proud” of the level of progress made inContinue Reading
Rome, Aug 4, 2022: Pope Francis has promoted a Vatican nurse whom he credited with saving his life to be his “personal health care assistant.” The Vatican announced the appointment of Massimiliano Strappetti in a one-line statement issued August 4. Strappetti, the nursing coordinator of the Vatican’s health department, accompaniedContinue Reading
Quebec City, July 29, 2022: Participants at Pope Francis’s Mass in Canada on July 28 unfurled a banner asking him to formally rescind edicts from the 15th century in which the papacy justified taking indigenous land. The large banner protesting the doctrine of discovery was unfurled near the front rowContinue Reading
By Tola Mbakwe London, July 22, 2022: Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will battle it out to become Britain’s next prime minister after they won the final votes from MPs, setting up the last stage of the contest to replace Boris Johnson. Sunak has ledContinue Reading
Bangkok, July 22, 2022: A Stella Maris port chaplain in Thailand has been recognized by the US Department of State for her dedicated and untiring work supporting trafficked seafarers and fishers. Apinya Tajit, Stella Maris Deputy Director in Chanthaburi diocese received the US Department of State 2022 Trafficking in PersonsContinue Reading
A Nigerian Catholic priest abducted last week was found murdered on Tuesday while his colleague managed to escaped from his captors in the northern state of Kaduna, the local diocese said. Fathers John Mark Cheitnum and Donatus Cleophas were seized in the town of Lere when attending a parish functionContinue Reading
By Linda Bordoni Vatican City, July 17, 2022: Pope Francis has reiterated his closeness to the people of Sri Lanka where a devastating economic crisis has engulfed the nation and led to the ousting of the President. The Pope expressed his closeness to the people of Sri Lanka, assuring thatContinue Reading
Colombo, July 17, 2022: The Catholic bishops of Sri Lanka have urged politicians to set aside their differences and agree on a president and a prime minister who can earn people’s trust. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka has issued a statement saying that it is asking all parliamentariansContinue Reading
By Linda Bordoni Vatican City, July 17, 2022: Pope Francis looks ahead to his upcoming apostolic journey to Canada describing it as “a penitential pilgrimage” that will hopefully contribute to a process of healing and reconciliation with the country’s indigenous peoples. “Next Sunday, God willing, I will leave for Canada;Continue Reading