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Study parses what US Catholics think about Pope’s views on climate change

March 27, 2024

A new study from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) looks at the differing views of US Catholics on the environmental issues raised by Pope Francis, and specially addresses their views on what has come to be known as “climate justice”. Climate justice is an approach to environmental action that focuses on

Cardinal Bo laments ‘wounded world’ and a Holy Week scarred by ‘devastating toll of conflict’

March 25, 2024

Cardinal Charles Bo has said that this year Christians mark Holy Week reflecting on the “devastating toll of conflict even in the birthplace of Jesus, Ukraine, and our own soil”. The Myanmar cardinal, and president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Myanmar and of the Federations of Asia Bishops Conferences, said in a statement: “As

The new ‘Mass of the Ages’ film is an emotionally charged must-watch for Catholics

March 21, 2024

The new “Mass of the Ages” film released on YouTube on 19 March – and the third in a trilogy about the Latin Mass – is the most moving yet. “We want to bring back the human, the true, the real,” says the mother of a French priest. “For everything in life…when we deal with

Pope calls for truth about ‘Vatican Girl’ as Italian Parliament launches probe

March 16, 2024

ROME – Pope Francis has repeated his own desire that the truth surrounding the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi finally emerge, just as the Italian Parliament is gearing up to launch a large-scale investigation of the infamous “Vatican Girl” case. “In the Vatican, we are still suffering greatly from the disappearance, more than forty years

Israeli historian calls out International Women’s Day for forgetting female hostages in Gaza

March 14, 2024

In the wake of the recent celebration of International Women’s Day a prominent Israeli historian specialising in gender issues has decried how the global event appeared to have no time for the 19 women who remain captives of the insurgent-terrorist group Hamas. Noting that most of the women have likely endured sexual violence, Tamar Herzig was speaking at

Cardinal Parolin backs Pope over Ukraine and negotiation, citing ‘real’ risks of nuclear escalation

March 13, 2024

ROME – Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin has defended Pope Francis’s recent remarks suggesting that Ukraine step back and consider opening negotiations to end its ongoing war with Russia. The Pope’s comments received a significant amount of backlash, especially his comment about “the courage of the white flag”. Speaking to Italian journalist

Ukrainian groups criticise Pope’s comments about negotiations to end war

March 11, 2024

ROME – There has been a significant backlash from both Ukrainian civil and ecclesial authorities in the wake of a recent interview Pope Francis gave in which the pontiff appeared to imply that Ukraine ought to consider the “white flag” option and opening negotiations to end the ongoing war with Russia. Speaking while visiting the

Pope talks of ‘courage to negotiate’ to end war in Ukraine

March 11, 2024

ROME – The Pope has spoken of Ukraine needing to consider negotiations to end the ongoing war with Russia. In weighing up the debate between those who say it is time for Ukraine to consider a negotiated settlement and those who argue the country must fight on, the Pope has said he believes “the strongest