Vatican City, Sept. 7, 2020: A cardinal who was close to St. John Paul II died September 5, two weeks after his 94th birthday. The death of Cardinal Marian Jaworski was announced Sept. 5 by the press office of the Archdiocese of Kraków. Jaworski anointed John Paul II before theContinue Reading
Vatican City, Sept. 3, 2020: Pope Francis said on Sept. 3 that science and faith together can help humanity to overcome ecological crises. Addressing a delegation of French ecological experts Sept. 3, the pope said that the Catholic Church was committed to defending the planet from exploitation. “It has noContinue 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, June 16,2020: Pope Francis appointed Fabio Gasperini, an Italian financial adviser working at Ernst & Young, to the second-ranking position at the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) on June 15. This is the first time in its history that the secretary of APSA willContinue Reading
Canberra, May 7, 2020: Australian Cardinal George Pell, who was accused of sexually abusing two boys in the 1990s, knew about child abuse cases taking place in the Archdiocese of Ballarat in 1970s and 1980s, according to a royal commission report tabled on May 7. “By 1973, Cardinal Pell wasContinue Reading
Fr. Elias L. Ayuban, Jr., CMF Manila, Philippines, April 18, 2020: This is a frequently-asked question in times of crisis. An interrogative that sounds more like a sarcasm than a query seeking for a candid answer. But let me try to reflect on where the Church is now without anyContinue Reading
By James Kottoor Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian thinker, coined the term “Global Village” in the 1960s. He was highlighting the results of the coming of internet, which wiped out totally and instantly the distances of space and time – space to the shouting distance of a ‘village’ and time toContinue Reading
Sandino, Cuba : Parishioners wiped away tears and gave thanks to God as the first Roman Catholic church built since the 1959 Cuban revolution opened its doors on Saturday. “To see this finished is like coming out of the night into the day,” said Rev. Cirilo Castro, the Cuban priestContinue Reading
Will the Catholic Church have the courage to be inclusive like Jesus?Continue Reading
China has launched a five year plan for the “development” of the Catholic Church, aimed at altering religious principles and practices to coincide with Chinese communist ideals. This plan was approved by the Patriotic Association of Chinese Catholics and the Council of Chinese Bishops, neither of whom is recognised byContinue Reading
