Manila, April 29, 2020: Catholic priest Father Eduardo “Ponpon” Vasquez has worn a hazmat suit more than a vestment this past month. His parish in the populous Caloocan area of the Philippine capital Manila has been eerily quiet in the six weeks since the government put half of the country’sContinue Reading
By Robyn Pennacchia Indiana, April 29, 2020: The lawyers of the Missionaries of Charity have demanded that a Republican Congressional candidate in the United States stop running advertisements featuring Mother Teresa’s image and likeness. Dr. Chuck Dietzen, a Republican running to represent Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District, has been running anContinue Reading
Bonn, April 28′ 2020: Catholic bishops in Germany are bracing for a major drop in church taxation revenues as a result of the coronavirus crisis, reported the German Catholic news agency, KNA. In Germany, wage-earners who declare membership to a religious faith pay a church tax deducted from their wagesContinue Reading
Manila, April 28, 2020: The Philippines, through its archdioceses and dioceses, will be consecrated to the care of the Blessed Mother amid the coronavirus pandemic. The bishops are expected to lead the consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in their respective cathedrals on May 13, the feast of OurContinue Reading
Rome, Apr 27, 2020: Italian students have organized a campaign to uplift and honor the elderly, who have suffered heavy losses in Italy’s coronavirus outbreak. Offering calls and video messages for elderly residents in isolation and a social media campaign to spread appreciation for seniors in their communities, the CatholicContinue Reading
Vatican City, Apr 26, 2020: Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops, said Friday that the Church needs more women involved directly in priestly formation in seminaries. “I believe that for the priest, learning to relate to women in the context of formation is a humanizing factorContinue Reading
Longueuil, April 26, 2020: French Canadian artist Claude Lafortune, who hosted children’s programs based on the Gospel on national television, died of COVID-19 April 19. He was 83. Born in 1936, and sometimes compared to Mister Rogers for the way he treated children with reverence, Lafortune was a true scissorsContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 25, 2020: The 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, originally scheduled to be held in Budapest between September 13 and 20, has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Vatican spokesman said on Thursday. The congress is scheduled to be held in 2021, Matteo Bruni said. TheContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yangon, April 22, 2020 — President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar has joined the call of the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and Pope Francis, for a global ceasefire to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement releasedContinue Reading
Toronto, April 21, 2020: Police fanned out across more than a dozen crime scenes on April 20 after a rampage by a gunman disguised as a police officer left at least 18 dead and homes in smoldering ruins in rural communities across Nova Scotia — the deadliest mass shooting inContinue Reading
