The rector of a Catholic university in Poland urged academics worldwide Monday to sign an appeal committing themselves to promoting the teachings of St. John Paul II. Fr. Mirosław Kalinowski, rector of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, launched the appeal Oct. 12, as the centenary of theContinue Reading
More than 200 state-run secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland will begin to phase out historical Catholic symbols and mandatory Masses, Irish sources have reported. The new regulations apply to the country’s ETB schools, which are run by the government’s Education and Training Boards. The new rules officially classifyContinue Reading
Political and business leaders worldwide are failing to stop the planet turning into “an uninhabitable hell” for millions of people, the United Nations warned on Oct. 12. Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years, a UN report said. TheContinue Reading
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s government has approved an amendment that would allow for the death penalty in rape cases, as anger grows in the South Asian country over incidents of sexual assault. The amendment was approved at a weekly meeting of the council of ministers headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, cabinetContinue Reading
Jakarta: Flash floods submerged more than 900 houses in 12 villages in Garut district of West Java province on Oct. 12, according to official sources. Around 800 families had to be evacuated due to the flash floods, Imam Imrania, the logistics head of the Disaster Management Agency of Garut district,Continue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican confirmed Oct. 12 that four Swiss Guards have tested positive for the coronavirus. Responding to journalists’ questions Oct. 12, Holy See press office director Matteo Bruni said that the four members of the world’s smallest but oldest standing army had been placed in isolation following positiveContinue Reading
Yangon: In a letter send out to all brother Bishops of Asia, President of the Federation of Asian Bishop’s Conference, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo says, Pope’s recent encyclical Fratelli Tutti (Brothers All) echoes Asian realities. “Our Asian realities are echoed in the urgent message of Fratelli Tutti,” says Myanmar Cardinal.Continue Reading
Rome: For the first time, the Vatican has sworn in a Swiss with Filipino parentage as member of the Swiss Guard, the elite corps of soldiers who protect the Pope. Vincent Lüthi was among the 38 new recruits who took oath of allegiance to Pope Francis in the Vatican onContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican unveiled changes to a landmark law on transparency, supervision, and financial intelligence October 10, saying that the move would strengthen oversight of financial flows. The Holy See press office published the text of a decree Oct. 10 by Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president of the Governorate ofContinue Reading
Rome: Ahead of the expected renewal of the Vatican-China deal this month, the former underground bishop of Mindong has announced his complete resignation from public life. Bishop Guo Xijin, 62, wrote in a letter published by Asia News Oct. 5 explaining that he was retiring to concentrate on prayer becauseContinue Reading
