By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Nov 21, 2023: Vowing to pursue a program of “justice and peace,” the newly elected president of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference says that agenda will include speaking out against the country’s controversial blasphemy laws. Critics allege that those laws, which criminalize blasphemy against state-recognized religions,Continue Reading
Vatican City, Oct 17, 2023: The Catholic Church’s top official in the Holy Land has expressed his willingness to exchange himself for the children taken hostage by Hamas terrorists and being held in Gaza. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa made the offer on October 17 as officials around the world worked toContinue Reading
By Titilayo Aduloju Rome, Oct 17, 2023: The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) has called on all Catholic nuns and their collaborators around the world to observe October 17 as a day of fasting and prayer for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land. The UISG has expressed itsContinue Reading
By Kristine Daguno-Bersamina Manila, Sept 17, 2023: Pope Francis has removed a Filipino priest due to allegations of child sexual abuse, according to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The pontiff’s decision to defrock Father Pio Aclon from Borongan, Eastern Samar, was announced September 17 by the DioceseContinue Reading
Vatican City, Sept 11, 2023: Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone had an unexpected encounter at The Vatican September 8, when he learned that Pope Francis is a devoted fan of his films. Accompanied by his family and brother, Stallone was introduced to the Pope in a meeting captured and shared onContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Sept 10, 2026: Pope Francis will hold a virtual dialogue with select groups of students from South Asia and the conversation will be live-streamed via YouTube and will be accessible in English, Spanish and Hindi. The Vatican News reports that the event of Building BridgesContinue Reading
The Vatican released Pope Francis’s four-day schedule for the first papal visit to Mongolia in September, where the pontiff will meet with government leaders, engage in interreligious dialogue and celebrate Mass for the country’s small Catholic population. Mongolia, a landlocked country situated between China and Russia, is home to aboutContinue Reading
The Vatican announced July 5 the creation of a commission to research and catalog the stories of Christian martyrs from the third millennium. In a letter published July 5, Pope Francis said he has established the “Commission of New Martyrs — Witnesses of the Faith” within the Dicastery for theContinue Reading
By Agnes Aineah Nairobi, June 29, 2023: Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a Catholic missionary abducted in the west African country of Mali, describes her five-year-captivity as “spiritually transformative” and a blessing in her life. The Colombian nun was abducted in February 2017 in Southern Mali by what was laterContinue Reading
New York, June 27, 2023: Religious freedom has continued to decline across the world with Asia remaining a region for particular concerns, says a report from papal charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The ACN’s latest religious freedom report found that 61 out of 196 countries surveyed completelyContinue Reading
