Pope Francis has condemned the way the Mafia is exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic by taking advantage of those in dire economic circumstances. Marking Italy’s recent national day of remembrance for victims of the Mafia, the pope accused members of organised crime groups of “enriching themselves through corruption,” and he urgedContinue Reading
Yangon: Security forces killed more than 90 people across Myanmar on March 27 in one of the bloodiest days of protests since a military coup, news reports and witnesses said. The lethal crackdown came on Armed Forces Day. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the junta leader, said during a paradeContinue Reading
Wellington: New Zealand’s Catholic Church has formally apologized to the survivors of abuse within the church and said its systems and culture must change. Cardinal John Dew, archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand, made the apology March 26 at the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care on behalfContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai: A webinar organized by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has stressed community engagement to defend the right to water for all people. “Churches together with other faith-based organizations and civil society movements can play a major role in raising awareness on the globalContinue Reading
Vatican City: As the world continues to adopt measures to combat the ongoing health emergency, the Office of Papal Charities, in response to Pope Francis’s numerous appeals that no one be excluded from receiving the Covid-19 vaccines, is taking action to accompany the most vulnerable. A statement released on MarchContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics, including priests and nuns, who work at the Holy See. In a decree published online March 24 by the Vatican’s official newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Francis said that starting in April cardinals’ salaries will be reduced 10 percent.Continue Reading
By Lisa Zengarini Salt Lake City: Bishops in the United States have condemned with the recent mass shootings against three Asian-owned businesses in Atlanta, Georgia, in which eight people were killed and one person was wounded. A gunman killed eight people and wounded one other on March 17. The violenceContinue Reading
strong>Manila: Cardinal members of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences have expressed their solidarity with the religious leaders of Myanmar while appealing for peace and restoration of democracy in the Southeastern nation. “And so to our dear brother Cardinal Bo we say: We are with you. We share your painContinue Reading
Washington: The Jesuit priest who presided over an inaugural Mass for President Joe Biden has been placed under investigation for alleged behaviors “which may be inconsistent with established Jesuit protocols and boundaries.” The investigation was announced by Santa Clara University in Northern California where Father Kevin O’Brien has served asContinue Reading
Police have fined a Catholic priest for celebrating public Masses amid a nationwide lockdown. Gardaí imposed a 500 euro ($595) fine on Fr. P.J. Hughes, pastor of Mullahoran and Loughduff parish in County Cavan, after he offered Masses with a small number of parishioners present, reported the Irish Catholic newspaperContinue Reading
