The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance. The resolution adopted by consensus by the 193-member world body also calls for the forum to serve asContinue Reading
Königstein, Germany: Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has approved an aid package of nearly 200 projects to help Christian communities throughout India tackle the coronavirus crisis. The fresh help from will support priests, religious, and lay workers in more than 140 Indian dioceses, who are struggling to copeContinue Reading
The National Gallery of Australia is to return 14 works of art to India that are suspected of having been stolen, looted or exported illegally. The religious and cultural artefacts include sculptures, photos and a scroll and are worth around $2.2m (£1.57m). Gallery director Nick Mitzevich said their return wouldContinue Reading
Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in refugees camps displacing thousands of Rohingya Muslims in southeastern Bangladesh this week, U.N. and other officials said on July 30. At least six Rohingya, including three children, died in landslides and flooding while 15 Bangladeshis were killed and more than 2,00,000Continue Reading
Kolkata: At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with travel restrictions in place worldwide, we launched a new series — The World Through a Lens — in which photojournalists help transport you, virtually, to some of our planet’s most compelling places. This week, Emilienne Malfatto shares a collection of imagesContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: The sacrament of confession must be part of the U.S. bishops’ discussions on worthiness to receive Communion, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States said on Wednesday. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, said at an online panel that the conversion of souls shouldContinue Reading
Allentown: Held every four years, the upcoming World Congress of Nurses comes at a providential time for many Catholic nurses around the world whose professional skills, families and faith have been sorely tested by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The event, taking place Aug. 2-4 at the National Shrine of OurContinue Reading
A powerful cardinal in the Roman Catholic church has been accused of financial crimes in the largest trial ever to take place within the Vatican. Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 73, once a close ally of Pope Francis, and nine other defendants have been accused of extortion, embezzlement, money-laundering and abuse ofContinue Reading
Brussels: The international Catholic communicators’ organization, Signis, has mourned the death of Gustavo Jose Andujar Robles, one of its former presidents. The Cuban communicator, the first Latin American to head Signis, died July 26 in Havana, capital of Cuba. He was 73. A condolence message from the association hailed AndujarContinue Reading
Manila: Philippine Catholic bishops congratulated the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, not only for her victory but for her show of faith and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Diaz’s triumph came in the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting event on July 26. She also set an Olympic recordContinue Reading
