By Mark Saludes, LiCAS.news Manila: Pro-environment and faith-based groups have challenged corporate giant San Miguel Corporation (SMC) to abandon all its coal projects to live up to its commitment to support sustainable energy. On July 11, SMC announced that it is “adding more renewables into its power portfolio” with theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis will stay longer in hospital to recover from a surgery on his colon, the Vatican said on July 12. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on July 12 that the pope would remain at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for “a few more days” before being discharged, “to optimizeContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis is recovering from his colon surgery in the same hospital room where John Paul II was treated throughout his pontificate. The Vatican said July 6, two days after the operation, that the pope had “rested well overnight” and his routine follow-up examinations were good. “This morningContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis is at a Rome hospital July 4 to undergo a surgery to relieve stricture of the colon caused by diverticulitis, the Holy See Press Office stated. The statement said the pope was taken to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in the afternoon July 4 for the scheduled operation, whichContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis and Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi discussed the importance of protecting the Christian presence in the Middle East during a meeting at the Vatican on July 1. According to a Vatican press release, the roughly 30-minute private meeting included conversation about Pope Francis’ visit to IraqContinue Reading
Rome: A Vatican judge has ordered 10 people, including an Italian cardinal, to stand trial for alleged financial crimes. Cardinal Angelo Becciu has become the highest-ranked cleric in the Vatican to be indicted over charges that include embezzlement and abuse of office. The 73-year-old cardinal, who denies wrongdoing, was forcedContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: The COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of people vulnerable to becoming victims of human trafficking, a report released July 1 by the US Department of State found. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters July 1 at the State Department that human trafficking is both “an affront toContinue Reading
By Xuan Giang I am immensely impressed by Cassock Day celebrations. It truly touches me to see seminarians become tearful and delighted, but slightly embarrassed, to put on longed-for cassocks for the first time. The seminary rector tells them that “receiving cassocks marks a new stage in the process toContinue Reading
Washington D.C.,: President Joe Biden’s regular parish in Washington, D.C. issued a statement on June 29 that its priests and ministers will not deny Communion to those approaching to receive. “Holy Trinity Catholic Church will not deny the Eucharist to persons presenting themselves to receive it,” read a statement ofContinue Reading
Warsaw: A bell blessed by Pope Francis is touring Poland to highlight the 42 million lives lost to abortion worldwide each year. On June 29, the “Voice of the Unborn” bell arrived at All Saints church in Kolbuszowa, southeastern Poland after two days of spiritual preparation in the parish. BishopContinue Reading
