Gaza City: The sole Catholic priest in the Gaza Strip has warned of the severity of the recent violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. More than 200 people have died in Gaza, 59 of whom are children, the BBC reports. In Israel, 10 have died, ofContinue Reading
Vatican City, Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Stephen Chow, S.J. as the next bishop of Hong Kong. Chow, 61, has served as the provincial of the Jesuits’ Chinese Province since 2018. In that role, he led the Jesuit order in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China as the Vatican-ChinaContinue Reading
Women religious of UNANIMA International have launched a new publication with the results of their research on links between human trafficking and family homelessness. At the launch of ‘The Intersections of Family Homelessness and Human Trafficking,’ in an international webinar on 11 May, speakers from Australia, Philippines, India, Italy, Albania,Continue Reading
Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday for Burmese Catholics, urging them not to lose hope as their homeland is engulfed by violence. In his homily in St. Peter’s Basilica May 16, the pope encouraged people not to fall into despair as security forces in Burma repress protests following a militaryContinue Reading
Laos: A Christian pastor, held in police detention in the Southeast Asian country of Laos for a year, has been spared jail after he was made to sign documents swearing not to preach until 2022. A court convicted Sithon Thippavong, 35, in April of “disrupting unity” and “creating disorder” afterContinue Reading
Gaza City: At least 10 member of a Palestinian family – two women and eight children – have been killed by an Israeli air raid on their home in the Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, following the fifth night of relentless bombardment of the besieged enclave. In theContinue Reading
Atlanta: The only person to survive the Atlanta mass shooting that left eight people dead in the city of Georgia has said he wants the killer to be “ultimately judged by God.” Elcias Hernandez-Ortiz made the remarks after a prosecutor announced she will be pursuing the death penalty for RobertContinue Reading
Vatican City: In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists — like everyone else — need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said. “‘Come and see’ is the simplest method to get to know a situation. It isContinue Reading
Sulawesi: Four Christian men have been beheaded in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The attack on May 11 is the second in the last six months, after four Christians were killed at a Salvation Army outpost in Sigi in Central Sulawesi in November 2020. This attack is believed to have been carriedContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican has told the bishops of England and Wales that it is amending the Code of Canon Law so that “crimes against minors are considered under a different title than crimes against the obligations of celibacy on the part of clerics.” The Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsContinue Reading
