Washington, Sept 18, 2022: Gunmen set a Catholic church on fire and kidnapped five priests, one nun and two lay people in western Cameroon, where a civil war has been raging since 2017. The Catholic bishops of the Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province released a statement following the September 16 attack onContinue Reading
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 17, 2022: Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Pope Francis’ representative in Ukraine, was shot September 17 as he delivered humanitarian aid near the city of Zaporizhzhia, Vatican News reported. The report said Krajewski was not hurt. The incident happened while the Polish-born cardinal was bringing food and otherContinue Reading
Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Nacala, Mozambique, Sep 9, 2022: Sister Maria De Coppi, a Comboni missionary sister, was murdered by Islamist terrorists on September 6 in Mozambique, where she had served as a missionary for nearly 60 years. The attack in which Sister Maria de Coppi, 83, was shot and killed wasContinue Reading
By Deborah Castellano Lubov Pope Francis’ upcoming Apostolic Visit to Kazakhstan on September 13 – 15 will be the Holy Father’s latest gesture to promote peace in the world with the help of religious leaders, suggests the Director of the Holy See Press Office. Matteo Bruni noted that this isContinue Reading
By Sophie Drew North Carolina, Sept 6, 2022: A pastor deemed brain stem dead was spared just moments before his organs were due to start being harvested. Ryan Marlow, a Baptist pastor in North Carolina, was pronounced brain dead by physicians. His wife, Megan, was told that the 37-year-old pastorContinue Reading
By Vatican News staff reporter Vatican City, Sept 1, 2022: In his prayer intention for September, Pope Francis calls on all people of good will “to mobilize for the abolition of the death penalty throughout the world.” “Each day, there is a growing ‘NO’ to the death penalty around theContinue Reading
By Salvatore Cernuzio Just under 200 cardinals, out of the College’s 226, are participating August 29-30 in closed-door meetings convened by Pope Francis to reflect on the Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium, the document reflecting the Pope’s reform of the Roman Curia. The event will most likely mark the Pope’s largestContinue Reading
By Jonah McKeown Denver, Aug 24, 2022: Four Catholic nuns who were kidnapped in Nigeria have been released, their religious congregation announced August 23. Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu, and Benita Agu were on their way to Mass Aug. 21 when they were kidnapped in Nigeria’s Imo state,Continue Reading
Bishop Rolando Álvarez is under house arrest in Nicaragua’s capital Managua after being detained by police August 19 in a pre-dawn raid. Bishop Álvarez had been confined to his residence for two weeks along with five priests, a seminarian, and a cameraman of a religious television channel. The priests andContinue Reading
Andrea Gagliarducci The new round of promotions and demotions in the Vatican is the consequence of two decisions recently taken by Pope Francis: Firstly, the publication of the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, which regulates the functions and tasks of the Roman Curia. And secondly, the publication of Traditionis Custodes. ThisContinue Reading
