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‘Almost no sign’ of international response in Syria
February 16, 2023
A Catholic charity’s projects coordinator reporting from the scene of the devastating earthquakes has said that there is little, if any, evidence of aid getting through to Syria. Xavier Bisits, the head of Syria and Lebanon projects for Aid to the Church in need, who travelled to Aleppo within hours of the catastrophe, decried an
Ukraine Catholic Church to stop using Russian-associated Julian calendar
February 07, 2023
The head of Ukraine’s Catholic Church announced on Monday a change to liturgical calendars this autumn that would see Christmas celebrated on December 25 rather than January 7, amid an effort by Ukrainian institutions to distance themselves from Russia. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukranian Catholic Church, announced that it will mostly stop
Prayers are more powerful than bullets, Pope tells young on final day in Congo
February 02, 2023
Pope Francis has urged the young Africans to reject corruption, war and violence on the final day of his visit to Congo. “Prayer is the most powerful weapon there is,” Pope Francis told thousands of young adults and catechists in the Democratic Republic of Congo today as he pleaded for peace. He preached his message
King Charles meets Christian victims of persecution
December 09, 2022
King Charles III has met witnesses of Christian persecution at an Advent event in London. The King listened as Fr Alfred Ebalu, a survivor of abduction, death threats and violence in Nigeria, highlighted growing persecution of Christians and others in Africa’s most populous country. Fr Ebalu’s testimony was followed by an overview of heightened persecution
Terrorists cut throats of Christians in raid on mission, Mozambique bishop reveals
October 05, 2022
A bishop in Mozambique has revealed that extremists disguised in military uniform gathered a crowd of people together, before separating the Christians and slitting their throats one by one. Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula of Nacala released the details of the gruesome attack which took place one day after the murder of an Italian nun in
Too little, too late? How the Vatican responded to Bishop Belo allegations
September 30, 2022
As abuse crisis expands to Global South, Vatican has questions to answer The abuse scandal in the Catholic Church is beginning to impact the Global South, with news this week that Nobel Peace Prize winner and East Timor independence hero, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, had restrictions imposed on him by the Vatican following allegations that
Why Cardinal Tagle may not become the next pope
September 21, 2022
Though a front-runner to become the next pope, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle could face an uphill struggle, and will need to show he is more than an “Asian Francis” to succeed. In fact, too close an association may be undermining him already. There are three critical factors which could undermine Tagle as papabile: other candidates
Cardinal Erdő’s chance of succeeding Francis may be strengthened as Hungary tightens abortion laws
September 15, 2022
The cultural Iron Curtain in Europe looks to be widening as conservative nationalist Hungary tightens its abortion laws. A new decree means Hungarian women must now listen to a “foetal heartbeat” before they can undergo the procedure. The new decree mandates that healthcare providers provide pregnant women with “a clearly identifiable indication of foetal vital
A rival to Tagle: why Singapore’s Cardinal Goh could become the next pope
September 13, 2022
While Filipino prelate, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, is seen as the leading candidate to succeed Pope Francis – should the Pontiff follow the precedent set by his predecessor, Benedict XVI, and announce his resignation in the near-future – head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore, Cardinal William Goh, is emerging as another papabile from
Cardinal Tagle promotion puts him in pole position to succeed Francis
September 06, 2022
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle – fast-emerging as a frontrunner to succeed Pope Francis, as rumours grow about a looming papal resignation – may have just seen his chances increase further still. The Filipino prelate has now been named by Pope Francis as special envoy for the forthcoming Asian Bishops’ Conference in Thailand, where he will
Cardinal Burke: the dark horse in the running to succeed Pope Francis
August 30, 2022
Amid the debate over McElroy and Cordileone, is Cardinal Burke a future American Pope?
Pope makes Arthur Roche England’s newest cardinal
August 30, 2022
Pope Francis has made Arthur Roche, the former Bishop of Leeds, one of 20 new cardinals during a consistory in Rome. Cardinal Roche, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, received the red skullcap, biretta, ring, and the bull assigning the title and rank during a ceremony in St
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