By Midhun J Francis Rome, June 12, 2023: The World Meeting on Human Fraternity, held under the theme “Not Alone,” was attended by influential figures and Nobel laureates. The June 10 event, organized by the Vatican Foundation in collaboration with St. Peter’s Basilica and the Dicastery for the Service ofContinue Reading
By Jaison Vadassery Vang Tau City, June 12, 2023: A weeklong conference of Asian Church leaders has expressed concern over shrinking democratic spaces in several countries in the region. The June 5-10 conference at Marian Pilgrim Centre Bai Dau in the Vang Tau City of Vietnam regretted that the rulersContinue Reading
By Christopher White Rome, June 7, 2023: Pope Francis on June 7 successfully underwent a three-hour intestinal surgery that the Vatican described as taking place without complications. The 86-year-old Pope Francis entered the hospital earlier in the day for a previously unannounced operation for an incarcerated incisional hernia. The PopeContinue Reading
Vatican City, May 24, 2023: Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating pedophilia scandal involving priests. Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, a leading member of the Church’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, May 16, 2023: Caritas Internationalis has elected a Scottish layman as the secretary general of the humanitarian and development arm of the Catholic Church. Alistair Dutton has worked in the organization since 1996 and has more than 25 years of experience in the humanitarian field,Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Colombo, April 27, 2023: (Editor’s note: Global Sisters Report’s new series, Hope Amid Turmoil: Sisters in Conflict Areas, offers a look at the lives and ministries of women religious serving in dangerous places worldwide. The news stories, columns and Q&As in this series will include sisters inContinue Reading
By Heather Preston Abuja, April 13, 2023: The Christian Association of Nigeria has received an apology from the manufacturers of Peak Milk, after it used Jesus’ crucifixion as a metaphor to promote its product on Good Friday. The controversial ad campaign showed a dented tin of Peak Milk pierced onContinue Reading
Ouagadougou, April 4, 2023: A Zambian brother belonging to the Missionaries of Africa has been killed in Burkina Faso. Father Didier Sawadogo, the congregation’s West Africa provincial, announced the death of Brother Moses Simukonde. The death has been described by Burkinabe authorities as a “tragic accident.” Father Sawadogo said BrotherContinue Reading
Pope Francis has cut housing perks for Vatican managers and cardinals in order to save the Church money. Reuters and Vatican News reported March 1 that cardinals and other high-level positions at the Vatican will no longer be able to live in Vatican-connected apartments for free or at special prices.Continue Reading
Managua, March 1, 2023: The Nicaraguan government has banned the celebration of traditional public processions of the Way of the Cross during this year’s Lenten season, and accused Catholic Bishops of “grave crimes and horrors.” During Lent, and also on Good Friday, the rituals will take place inside churches andContinue Reading
