San Salvador, Aug 9, 2020: A Catholic priest has been shot to death along a road in El Salvador and church authorities on August 8 called for investigation of the slaying. The church celebrated a Mass on August 8 for Father Ricardo Antonio Cortez, who was rector at the seminaryContinue Reading
Seoul, Aug 8, 2020: A South Korean pastor who was thought to be responsible for the largest outbreak of Covid-19 in the country has been arrested. Lee Man-hee, 88, of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, is accused of withholding the information of church members from contract tracers, after 5,000 ofContinue Reading
By Carol Glatz Vatican City, Aug. 8, 2020: In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and social and environmental crises worldwide, Pope Francis announced he would begin a new series of general audience talks aimed at helping build “the future that we need.” “In the next few weeks, I inviteContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 6, 2020: Pope Francis on August 6 appointed six women – all Europeans — to the Vatican’s Council for the Economy, in addition to several cardinals and one layman. The historic move means there are more senior female officials serving the Vatican than ever before. The femaleContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 5, 2020: An article in a Jesuit magazine describing alleged exploitation of nuns in Catholic convents has been criticized as an attempt to silence members of women’s religious orders who have begun to speak out against sexual abuse by priests. “I think there is a possibility ofContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 5, 2020: Pope Francis on August 5 called for prayers and a united effort to help Lebanon overcome the crisis stemming from a massive fire triggered a deadly explosion in Beirut, the capital. “Let us pray for the victims and their family members, and let us prayContinue Reading
Rome, August 5, 2020: After at least one explosion occurred at the ports of Beirut on August 4, a Maronite Catholic cardinal has said the local Church needs support to help the people of Lebanon recover from this disaster. “Beirut is a devastated city. A catastrophe struck there because ofContinue Reading
Beirut, August 5, 2020: A huge blast in Beirut has left 300,000 people homeless and caused damage across half of the city estimated to cost more than $3 billion, its governor told AFP on August 5. “I think there are between 250,000 and 300,000 people who are now without homes,”Continue Reading
Beirut, Aug 4, 2020: A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut on August 4, injuring hundreds of people and blowing out windows in buildings across the city. The blast near the port in the Lebanese capital sent up a huge mushroom cloud-shaped shockwave, flipping over cars and damaging buildings milesContinue Reading
North Carolina, August 4, 2020: A life-sized statue of the Rev. Billy Graham will be installed in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall collection sometime next year, replacing a statue of a white supremacist that both the state of North Carolina and the U.S. House want removed. In the last weekContinue Reading
