Vatican City, April 6, 2022: Global outrage continues to mount against Russia as Ukrainian authorities said that the bodies of more than 410 civilians have been found in towns around Kyiv after the Russian pullout from the besieged city. Photos and videos online purportedly showed the streets of Bucha, northwestContinue Reading
By Lisa Zengarini Vatican City, April 6, 2022: The Vatican has called for closer international cooperation to ensure that victims of human trafficking receive adequate care and appropriate forms of restoration. Monsignor Janusz Urbańczyk, the Vatican Permanent Observer to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), reaffirmed thisContinue Reading
By Benedict Mayaki The war in Ukraine has now continued into its sixth week since it began on February 24, when Russia launched an attack on its neighbour. Thousands of civilians have been killed according to conservative estimates and about 4 million people have been forced to flee for theirContinue Reading
By Lisa Zengarini Rome, March 31, 2022: Malta was one of the first Roman colonies to convert to Christianity nearly 2,000 years ago. In fact, the origins of the Maltese Church go back to St. Paul who, according to the Acts of the Apostles (Chapters 27-28), shipwrecked on the MediterraneanContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Colombo, March 31, 2022: As Sri Lanka continues to sink hopelessly into the worst economic crisis in memory, the country’s Catholic bishops are calling for unity among politicians to save the nation from becoming a failed state. The country of some 22 million is facing its worstContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news Manila, March 28, 2022: An estimated three million Filipino families, or 11.8 percent of Filipino families, experienced involuntary hunger in the last quarter of 2021. A survey done by pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) shows an 11.8-percent hunger rate in December 2021, higher than the 10 percent, orContinue Reading
By Salvatore Cernuzio Vatican City, March 28, 2022: Following Pope Francis’ two audiences with delegations of Canada’s Métis and Inuit peoples, members of the Métis Nation say the Pope sought to listen to the stories of survivors of residential schools. “Truth, justice, healing, reconciliation.” Those words express the goals whichContinue Reading
By Devin Watkins Vatican City, March 26, 2022: Pope Francis On March 25 prayed the Act of Consecration of humanity, especially of Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The consecration took place at the annual “24 Hours for the Lord” Lenten penitential service at 5 pm inContinue Reading
Vatican City, March 16, 2022: Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on March 16 asserted there is no justification for a just war in modern times. This was stated during their video call held to discuss the war in Ukraine, and urge Church leaders to use theContinue Reading
Ukraine, March 13, 2022: A Russian bomb landed near a Ukrainian Orthodox monastery sheltering refugees just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky said he’s ready to hold peace talks with Russia in Jerusalem. Svyatogorsk Lavra, an Orthodox Christian monastery in the Donetsk region that has sheltered more than 500 people sinceContinue Reading
