Vatican City: The Vatican’s human development office has created a working group on the topic of the expulsion of criminal organizations from the Catholic Church. The group was created in honor of Rosario Livatino, a Catholic judge killed by the mafia in Sicily in 1990, who was beatified in theContinue Reading
A German Catholic group appealed Saturday to the country’s bishops to unite with Rome amid a day of protest at the Vatican’s “no” to same-sex blessings. The initiative “Maria 1.0” called on the bishops to stop the blessing celebrations for same-sex partnerships planned by some priests for May 10. InContinue Reading
Jerusalem: Hamas militants fired a large barrage of rockets into Israel on May 10, including one that set off air raid sirens as far away as Jerusalem, after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a flashpoint religious site in the contested holy city. The earlyContinue Reading
On Sunday, 9 May, the French Catholic association Œuvre d’Orient will hold its Fourth International Day of Solidarity with Eastern Christians. On this occasion, Catholics are invited to join in prayer with Eastern Churches in communion with the Bishop of Rome, including the Armenian Catholic, Chaldean, Coptic Catholic, Ethiopian andContinue Reading
Kabul: Multiple blasts at a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on May 8 killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens more, mostly female students, officials said. A senior interior ministry official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that most of the casualties were students coming out of theContinue Reading
Amnesty International organized a vigil in Porto on May 6 evening to “illuminate the darkness seen in India today” and that “silences dissent and the repression of human rights defenders”. Instead of people, the vigil featured a candle for each of the nearly 1,000 people who signed an online petitionContinue Reading
Rome Newsroom: The sainthood cause opened this week of Fr. Rhoel Gallardo, who died on May 3, 2000, after being held for 43 days by Islamists. The Claretian missionary was killed at the age of 34, just six years after his ordination as a priest and 11 years after makingContinue Reading
The translation of the Bible to be used in the new edition of the lectionary for Mass in England and Wales is being amended to use gender-inclusive language where contextually appropriate, The Tablet can reveal. For 18 months, the Department of Christian Life and Worship of the Bishops’ Conference ofContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: Catholic aid groups are mobilizing relief efforts in India, as the country is gripped by a worsening outbreak of the coronavirus. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas India are on the ground in the subcontinent, and are administering aid. “In India and elsewhere, CRS and our Church partnersContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai: Special church ministries, pastoral care, and psycho-social support are required to meet the impact of Covid-19 among children and their families, says a Church consultation. “The unique challenges and needs that children and their families are facing given the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis must beContinue Reading
