God will judge “the powerful of the Earth” who damage the environment and make the poor go hungry, Pope Francis said at a Mass marking the start of the Caritas general assembly yesterday (full text, full video).
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has unveiled a seven-point plan to help persecuted Christians.
Vietnamese Catholics are mourning “a model bishop” who resisted communist oppression.
The Catholic Church in Singapore has denied reports that it excommunicated a teenage blogger recently convicted for posts intending to hurt the feelings of Christians.