London, Aug 24, 2020: A lost medieval sacristy used by 13th-century monks has been uncovered in the grounds of Westminster Abbey in London along with the bones of hundreds, if not thousands, of buried bodies. Archaeologist Chris Mayo has led a team working on one of the abbey’s biggest archaeologicalContinue Reading
Washington D.C., Aug 22, 2020: A rose named for the late Pope St. John Paul II has been included in a renovation of the White House Rose Garden. The Pope John Paul II rose, a white tea rose cultivar, is included in a redesign of the Rose Garden overseen byContinue Reading
Manila, August 22, 2020: Government officials at the helm of coronavirus response efforts have appealed to churches and spiritual leaders in the country to provide counsel and guidance to their followers to ease their anxiety and help save them from “self-destruction” during the pandemic. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, a memberContinue Reading
Seoul, August 21, 2020: South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who is facing increased pressure over some of his policies, on August 20 hosted a luncheon for Catholic leaders, asking for their cooperation in tackling the Covid-19 coronavirus. “We must overcome the coronavirus (and) we will do our best to overcomeContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 19, 2020: A potential coronavirus vaccine should be made available to all, Pope Francis said at the general audience Aug. 19. “It would be sad if, for the vaccine for COVID-19, priority were to be given to the richest! It would be sad if this vaccine wereContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 18, 2020: Pope Francis has approved the extension of the Jubilee Year of Loreto to 2021. The decision was announced Aug. 14 by Archbishop Fabio Dal Cin, the prelate of the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto, Italy, after the recitation of the rosary on the VigilContinue Reading
Santiago, April 18, 2020: Two Chilean pastors arrested for holding religious gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic have won their legal case, setting a landmark precedent for future religious freedom cases in the country. In June, Alliance Defending Freedom filed a request for emergency cautionary measures with the Inter American CommissionContinue Reading
Vatican, August 18, 2020: Cardinal George Pell, who was acquitted this year after becoming the highest-ranking Catholic cleric ever to be convicted of sexual abuse, spoke about how he maintained hope during his 400 days in prison. “The virtue of Christian hope is different than Christian optimism. No matter whatContinue Reading
Harare, Aug 18, 2020: The apostolic nuncio to Zimbabwe has expressed solidarity to the country’s top Catholic leader who is facing attacks from the government for speaking out against corruption and human rights violation. The nuncio, Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, on August 16 visited Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu of Harare, whoContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Vatican, August 16, 2020: “There is no other path than dialogue,” said Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, in a statement issued in view of the 4th session of the 21st-Century Panglong Union Peace Conference (UPC), scheduled from August 19 to 21 in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyitaw. “We’reContinue Reading
