Rome: Pope Francis on November 26 raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy and immediately warned them not to use their titles for corrupt, personal gain, presiding over a ceremony marked from beginning to end by the coronavirus pandemic. Two new “princes” of the church,Continue Reading
High-ranking Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who, Israel alleged, led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear programme until its disbanding in the early 2000s has been “assassinated” in an ambush near Tehran. Fakhrizadeh was shot and injured “by terrorists” in his vehicle in Absard, a suburb in eastern Tehran, and laterContinue Reading
South Dakota: A South Dakota priest has been sentenced to almost eight years in federal prison, after he was convicted of 65 felonies related to stealing donations from Catholic parishes. Ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution, the priest said he stole in part because he disagrees with CatholicContinue Reading
Vatican:A Swiss Catholic diocese that elects its own bishop from a shortlist drawn up by the Holy See has rejected all three candidates proposed by Pope Francis, according to local media. The Swiss daily newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reported that the cathedral chapter of the Diocese of Chur failed November 24 toContinue Reading
Mexico City: Pope Francis has recalled Diego Armando Maradona in prayer following the Argentine soccer champion’s death at the age of 60. Maradona died November 25 at his home in Tigre, Argentina, from suspected chronic heart failure. The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, said November 25Continue Reading
London, November 25, 2020: Priests are warned against making ‘disparaging remarks’ on social media in a new safeguarding document drawn up by the Catholic bishops of England and Wales. The guidelines, Pastoral Standards and Safe Practices in the Conduct of Ministry, sent to every bishop, secular and religious priest andContinue Reading
Buenos Aires: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, his spokesman announced Nov. 25. Renowned along with Brazil’s Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup winning captain died of a heart attack, having undergone brain surgery earlier thisContinue Reading
Bishop Damián Iguacén Borau died Nov. 24 at his residence in Huesca in northeastern Spain. He was 104 years old. After the death in June of 104-year-old Chilean Bishop Bernardino Piñera from pneumonia due to COVID-19, Iguacén was the oldest living Catholic bishop in the world. Iguacén’s last public appearanceContinue Reading
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Cypriot Orthodox Church’s top decision-making body on Nov. 25 backed the Archbishop’s move to effectively recognize the new Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s independence, overturning an earlier position of neutrality on the thorny issue. Of the Holy Synod’s 17 bishops, 10 voted not to contest last month’s decisionContinue Reading
Karachi: Pakistan’s Christian transgender people, often mocked, abused and bullied, say they have found peace and solace in a church of their own. Shunned by other churches, they can raise their voices high here. During a recent service, transgender women, flowing scarves loose over their long hair, conducted Bible readingsContinue Reading
