Jakarta: A passenger jet carrying more than 60 people crashed into the Java Sea on January 9, minutes after taking off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, Indonesian officials said. The cause of the crash of Boeing 737-500 is yet to be determined. Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry said that the last contactContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis appointed on Friday the first lay head of the Roman Curia’s disciplinary commission. The Holy See press office announced on Jan. 8 that the pope had named Vincenzo Buonomo, rector of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, as president of the Disciplinary Commission of the RomanContinue Reading
Rome: Filippino churches and authorities will limit attendance for the Masses of the Black Nazarene – one of the country’s largest series of events, which usually gathers millions of people to Manila each year. The Quiapo Church has instilled a 400-person cap for each of the 15 Masses that willContinue Reading
Rome: Of the more than 76,000 people known to have died of COVID-19 in Italy the past 11 months, more than 200 were priests, according to the Catholic newspaper, Avvenire. Already four priests have died since the start of 2021, the newspaper said Jan. 6, adding that the cumulative tollContinue Reading
Washington: Church leaders have united to condemn protesters who stormed the US Capitol Building attempting to block the confirmation of Joe Biden’s election victory. The violence occurred hours before the US Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump and hisContinue Reading
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina: Several hours before the beginning of 2021, a 9-year-old Argentine boy was saved from a stray bullet by a small metal crucifix on his chest, an event that local media have called “a New Year’s Miracle.” According to a report from the police office ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis will not baptize babies in the Sistine Chapel this Sunday due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Holy See press office announced Jan. 5 that the newborns would be baptized instead in their home parishes. “Due to the health situation, as a precautionary measure, the traditional baptismContinue Reading
Dublin: The most senior Catholic official in Ireland has struck out at national broadcaster RTÉ for screening a “deeply offensive and blasphemous” sketch in which God was depicted as a rapist. The sketch, produced by satirical group Waterford Whispers News, featured a mock news report showing a caricature of GodContinue Reading
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on January 5 cancelled his visit to India, hours after he announced a fresh lockdown in the United Kingdom over the new strain of coronavirus that has affected thousands of people in his contry. Johnson was to be the chief guest at this year’sContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news reporter Hong Kong: Chinese officials have warned the mainland lawyers of the so-called Hong Kong 12 that their licenses to practice might be revoked. The lawyers, Lu Siwei and Ren Quanniu, were barred from representing their clients arrested last August who were forced to take government-appointed lawyers. TheContinue Reading
