Rome: A pontifical foundation has admitted that its late founder was credibly accused of sexually assaulting a female employee, who came forward in 2010 after learning the deceased priest was being considered for possible beatification. Aid to the Church in Need (CAN), which raises money to build and rebuild churchesContinue Reading
By Linda Bordoni Vatican City: In his greetings at the Wednesday General Audience on February 10, Pope Francis expressed his closeness to victims of a devastating flood in northern India, and sent his greetings to millions, across the world, celebrating the Lunar New Year. Expressing his closeness to “the victimsContinue Reading
The Archdiocese of Birmingham has issued an apology to the victims of a Catholic priest who has been sentenced to eleven years in prison for a string of heinous crimes. Fr Joseph Quigley was convicted of several serious offences; engaging in sexual activity with a child, two counts of sexualContinue Reading
A French nun who is Europe’s oldest person has survived Covid-19, just days before her 117th birthday. Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre in 1944, tested positive for coronavirus on 16 January but didn’t develop any symptoms. She told local media she “didn’t even realise I hadContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis prayed Feb 7 for justice and national stability in Burma as tens of thousands protest the Feb. 1 military coup. “These days I am following with great concern the developments of the situation that has arisen in Myanmar,” the pope said Feb. 7, using the country’sContinue Reading
Beijing: For a while China’s government has signaled concern that the country’s most popular male role models are no longer strong, athletic figures like “army heroes”. Even President Xi Jinping, a well-known football enthusiast, has long been seeking to cultivate better sports stars. So last week, the education ministry issuedContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis February 6 appointed a Spanish priest and a French religious sister as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops. It is the first time a woman has held a position of this level within the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. Father Luis Marín de SanContinue Reading
Bucharest: Authorities in Romania are probing a Christian priest in connection with the death of a baby during the baptism ceremony of the child. The baby had died of a heart attack after the bishop had plunged the child’s head underwater three times during a baptism. According to reports, theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis praised musicians on Thursday for showing “new creativity” despite severe restrictions imposed on their work by the coronavirus pandemic. In a Feb. 4 video message to participants in an online conference organized by the Pontifical Council for Culture, he also sympathized with artists whose livelihoods areContinue Reading
By Bernadette Mary Reis Rome: A woman who lost her son to a terror act and United Nations secretary general António Guterres have won the 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity. The winners were announced January 3, the eve of the first International Day of Human Fraternity The winners areContinue Reading
