Rome, July 22, 2020: The first Global Assembly for the Amazon closed with a final declaration which states that ecocide, ethnocide and terricide are worse than the Coronavirus. The sssembly was held July 18-19 and was promoted by the Coordination of indigenous organizations of the Amazon Basin (Coica), the Pan-AmericanContinue Reading
Cololbo, July 22, 2020: Sri Lankan authorities on July 22 announced that birth certificates for new born children in future will not mention their parents’ race, religion or the marital status. Registrar General of the Registrar General’s Department, N. C. Vithanage told local media that all details pertaining to marriage,Continue Reading
Vatican City, July 21, 2020: The Vatican on July 20 reminded its priests they should not be charging fixed prices for celebrating weddings and funerals, and that such ceremonies could be performed by lay people where necessary. While many Roman Catholic churches ask for donations for masses, others have specificContinue Reading
Rome, July 21, 2020: The bishops of the Philippines have issued a pastoral letter accusing the government of undermining the country’s democratic institutions. The two-page letter, dated July 16, was released ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s annual State of the Nation Address and after the passage of controversial anti-terrorism legislation.Continue Reading
Vatican City, Jul 20, 2020: The Vatican said on July 20 that in very exceptional circumstances and with special permission, lay Catholics can be allowed to perform marriage rites. In a document issued by the Holy See office for clergy, the Vatican said that could only happen if there areContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 20, 2020: Pope Francis has named Italian surgeon Giovanni Battista Doglietto as director of the Vatican health fund known as Fondo di Assistenza Sanitaria (FAS). The July 19 appointment follows the departure of the previous FAS director Stefano Loreti, who held the position since January 2017. Doglietto,Continue Reading
Kochi, July 20, 2020: The Syro-Malabar Church has a new center in Rome to serve its faithful and coordinate activities in the eternal city. Cardinal Angelo de Donatis, the vicar general Pope Francis for the diocese of Rome, issued a decree on July 8 to hand over Santa Anastasia MinorContinue Reading
Freiburg, July 16, 2020: A German archdiocese is pressing ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the number of its parishes despite the Vatican’s decision to block a similar plan in another diocese. CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German language news partner, reported July 15 that Archbishop Stephan Burger intends to turn theContinue Reading
Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 16, 2020: A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was attacked at a parish in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the third reported incident against a statue of Mary occurring in the same weekend. “What a strange time [we live in],” Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville tweeted on July 13.Continue Reading
Nairobi, July 14, 2020: The government of Kenya has awarded a Catholic nun for providing food to street children during the emergency created by the Covid-19 pandemic. Sister Winnie Mutuku was one of the persons who received the Uzalendo Award. This news was announced on June 1 and the awardContinue Reading
