Manila, Dec. 10, 2019: The incoming head of the Vatican’s evangelization body has called on Asian bishops’ conferences to strengthen the role of women and the youth in the church, particularly in the media ministry. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the new Prefect of the Congregation for Evangelization of Peoples, saidContinue Reading
by Christopher Lamb Dec: 9, 2019: With a single appointment, Pope Francis has arguably carried out one of the most significant moves of his pontificate. The Pope’s choice of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to lead the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples is a bold decision aimed at solidifying hisContinue Reading
Sanna Marin, Finland’s 34-year-old transportation minister, was selected today (Dec. 8) as the country’s prime minister, making her the youngest leader to ever hold the job, and the world’s youngest sitting PM. Marin will be taking over from Antii Rinne, who resigned from the position last week after just sixContinue Reading
Turin, Italy, Dec 9, 2019: In Turin, Italy, the Daughters of Jesus the King is a religious community of blind and visually impaired sisters who aim for holiness, and to be a sign that in Christ, there are no barriers that cannot be overcome. Sister Lorena Logrono, superior of theContinue Reading
Scotland, Dec 9, 2019: A Catholic priest and a Church of Scotland minister have released a rap video to help the fight against climate change this Advent. Fr Willie Boyd of St Mary’s and St John Ogilvie’s parish and Rev Neil Urquhart of Fullarton Parish Church in Scotland want toContinue Reading
Hong Kong, Dec. 8, 2019: Vast crowds of democracy protesters thronged Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday in a forceful display of support for the movement on its six-month anniversary, as organisers warned the city’s pro-Beijing leaders they had a “last chance” to end the political crisis. Tens of thousands snakedContinue Reading
By Vatican News Rome, Dec 8, 2019: Pope Francis on December 8 appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, as the new prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The current prefect, Fernando Filoni, assumes the post of Grand Master of the Order of the Holy SepulcherContinue Reading
London, Dec. 8, 2019: A man in the UK has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a charity worker, who worked with Mother Teresa as a special assistant in Calcutta in the early 1990s and also helped set up schools for girls in India. Colin Payne, 61,Continue Reading
By Gerard O’Connell Rome, Dec 7, 2019: Pope Francis granted the last wish of an 11-year-old Argentinian boy, who before dying from cancer asked to be buried near the pope in the Vatican. In 2015, Francis had Tomasito laid to rest in the Teutonic cemetery in the Vatican, close toContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 5, 2019: Members of a Vatican special committee met with the Secretary General of the United Nations on December 4 to deliver a petition on human fraternity co-authored by Pope Francis and the Sunni Islamic Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayeb. The committee was formed in August,Continue Reading
