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Pope Francis to Europe: “Rediscover your most deeply-rooted ideals.”
October 27, 2020
Pope Francis addressed the letter to his Cardinal-Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, ahead of a scheduled Oct 28-30 visit to Brussels.
After seven months of lockdown, police violently shut down church reopenings in Gabon
October 27, 2020
Police in Gabon, Central Africa, attacked and arrested clergy in their efforts to shut down the Catholic Church’s plans to reopen churches. On October 4, the Episcopal Conference of Gabon announced that churches would reopen on October 25, after being forced by the government to close for seven months during lockdown. “On Sunday, October 25,
Reports: Pentecostal Christian killed in India
October 26, 2020
Rights monitors have recorded significant increase in anti-Christian activity in the area.
A roundup of responses to Pope’s unravelling ‘civil unions’ comments
October 25, 2020
On Wednesday, news broke of comments made by Pope Francis which appeared to support the creation of “civil unions” for same-sex couples. The remarks were featured in Evgeny Afineevsky’s new documentary film, Francesco, which quoted the pope as saying: “Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God. You
Holy See confirms extension of China agreement
October 22, 2020
The Holy See confirmed a two-year extension of a controversial arrangement with the Chinese government on Thursday.
As lockdowns loom, Bishop O’Toole calls Catholics back to Mass
October 22, 2020
Bishop Mark O’Toole has called on all who can, to “make every effort” to return to church and to share in the “courage” of the English and Welsh martyrs. The Bishop of Plymouth said that, though the world “continues to battle with this deadly virus”, we must still try to “draw close to the gift
Ugandan police apologise for firing tear gas at Massgoers
October 21, 2020
The police in Uganda have apologised to the Catholic Church and the people of Buganda for firing tear gas during Mass to enforce social distancing. The Mass was led by Bishop Emeritus John Baptist Kaggwa of Masaka, who was holding a thanksgiving service for the outgoing leader of the Mbogo clan, Gajuule Kayiira Kasibante, at
CMA supports legislation to ban late-term abortion
October 21, 2020
The Catholic Medical Association has come out in support of a proposed law that would ban late-term abortions in the state of Colorado. The law, Colorado’s Proposition 115, would ban abortions after 22 weeks, which the CMA says not only saves the lives of unborn children, but is also aimed at safeguarding the health of
Archbishop ‘disappointed’ with new public worship ban in Wales
October 21, 2020
The Archbishop of Cardiff has said he is “disappointed” with the decision of the Welsh First Minister to suspend public worship in the country. New lockdown plans announced by Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales, will force all the country’s churches, restaurants, hotels and non-essential shops to close for two weeks, beginning on Friday,
Catholic Education Service denounces Welsh RE plans
October 20, 2020
The Catholic Education Service (CES) has criticised the Welsh Government’s plans to impose a new “neutral” and “pluralistic” Religious Education curriculum on Catholic schools. Angela Keller, CES Wales Adviser, said that the government risked “losing the trust of the Catholic community” if they go ahead with the plans, after Catholic headteachers wrote a public letter
Bishops back anti-police brutality protests in Nigeria
October 19, 2020
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops have endorsed recent youth protests calling for an end to police brutality and corruption in the country. In a statement signed by Archbishop Augustine Akubeze, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the Nigerian bishops gave their “full support of the ongoing action by Nigerian youths who are seeking an
Missionary sister kidnapped three years ago by jihadists still alive
October 16, 2020
A Colombian missionary sister who was kidnapped in Mali over three years ago is reportedly still alive, according to an eyewitness. Sr Gloria Cecilia Narvaez was taken from Karangasso village in the south of the country by jihadist militants on February 7, 2017. She previously appeared in hostage video footage, including a 2018 video in
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