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Haitian bishop injured by ‘enormous explosion’ as country descends into anarchy 
March 06, 2024
ROME – As violence in Haiti spirals further out of control, the country’s bishops have urged national authorities to ensure the safety and security of citizens and to provide answers after a recent explosion left a bishop severely burned. In a recent statement, the Haitian Bishops’ Conference (CEH) referred to the 18 Feb explosion that
Pope continues to take a vocal stand against ‘gender theory’ that would ‘cancel humanity’
March 04, 2024
ROME – The Pope has again criticised so-called gender theory, highlighting how it cancels humanity. In an audience with participants in a March 1-2 conference titled “Man-Woman Image of God: For an Anthropology of Vocations”, the Pope says that the movement to deconstruct gender “cancels differences” and therefore “cancels humanity”. When he was elected Successor
Church leaders in Jerusalem call for ceasefire after latest loss of life in Gaza
March 02, 2024
ROME – After a disputed incident in which more than 100 Palestinians were killed while attempting to access humanitarian aid in Gaza, church leaders in Jerusalem have condemned what they described as a “wanton attack” and called for a ceasefire. In a March 1 statement, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem pointed to
Pope back in action but still has a cold and required a hospital check-up 
February 29, 2024
ROME – After taking several days off due to what the Vatican described as a mild flu, Pope Francis on 28 February resumed his normal schedule, though an aide read his remarks during a public address, after which the Pope underwent tests at a hospital in Rome. Speaking to attendees of his general audience, Pope
Palestine’s Vatican envoy highlights approach of holiest days in Christian and Muslim calendars amid calls for Gaza ceasefire
February 28, 2024
ROME – The Palestinian Ambassador to the Holy See met with the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States on 26 Feb. to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza, stressing the need for immediate humanitarian assistance and calling for a ceasefire ahead of the holiest days on the Christian and Muslim calendars. “There is a real
Sickness forces Pope to cancel Saturday schedule
February 24, 2024
ROME – On Saturday morning the Vatican announced that Pope Francis, who suffers from various health maladies and had two hospital stays last year, cancelled his scheduled audiences for the day due to a mild flu. In a Feb. 24 statement, the Vatican said that “due to mild flu-like state, as a preventative measure the
Former nuns in Rupnik abuse case reveal identities while calling for ‘complete transparency’
February 22, 2024
ROME – Two former nuns in the sexual abuse case involving former Jesuit priest Marko Ivan Rupnik, the famed Catholic artist, have revealed their names publicly for the first time while demanding complete transparency in the Vatican investigation as it moves forward. They have also called for a full inquiry into what they say has
Belgian bishops could back women deacons and ending priestly celibacy in a Church more ‘present in the digital world’
February 21, 2024
ROME – In the lead up to this year’s closing session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, Belgian bishops have reportedly opened a national discussion on allowing women deacons and ending the requirement of priestly celibacy. According to Belgian Catholic news site Kerknet, the Belgian bishops’ conference ahead of the October 2-27 synod happening later
Vatican warns German bishops of ‘legal consequences’ over disputed ‘Synodal Committee’
February 19, 2024
ROME – As the German bishops meet this week to advance their national reform process, the Vatican has threatened canonical action if they refuse to comply with an order to halt a vote on the statutes of a controversial new committee that had previously been disapproved. As part of their current Feb. 19-22 general assembly
Ukrainian divorce rate hits all-time high as head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church decries human cost of the war
February 17, 2024
ROME – As headlines around the world reverberate to the news of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday, and as the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, Ukraine’s top prelate has condemned the ongoing violence as an attempt to wipe out a nation.   Speaking via video connection during
Rift between Vatican and Israel grows after Gaza remarks by top papal advisor 
February 15, 2024
ROME – A growing rift between the Vatican and Israel was exacerbated 14 February, when the Israeli ambassador to the Holy See hit back against a top Vatican official who said the ongoing Israeli military offensive in Gaza is disproportionate. On the margins of a 13 Feb. event commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Lateran
Pope’s Ash Wednesday address: Remove social media ‘mask’ and ‘enter into the secret’ with God
February 14, 2024
ROME – Pope Francis told Catholics to carve out a silent space for God amid the buzz of the digital era in which little remains private as he opened the Lenten season with a procession and Mass on Ash Wednesday. In his homily, the Pope focused on the emphasis that the day’s scripture readings place
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