Pope Francis attends funeral of Cardinal Sodano
Pope Francis attends the funeral Mass of Cardinal Angelo Sodano in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 31, 2022. / Vatican Media. Vatican City, May 31, 2022 / 06:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday attended the funeral Mass of the former Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the […]
Nigerian cardinal inducts 60 “ambassadors” to build peace, tolerance
Founder of the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace helps faith and community leaders in Africa resolve conflict by ensuring that governance structures are both ethical and just
COVID jab status is ‘fundamentally private’: Canadian broadcasting watchdog
Edmonton radio host Lochlin Cross violated the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Code of Ethics by divulging a private individual’s ‘COVID-19 vaccination status’ on-air without his consent.
Cardinal Sodano’s love for Christ and His Church recalled at funeral Mass
Pope Francis gave the valediction at the conclusion of the funeral Mass for Cardinal Angelo Sodano. During the Mass, the main celebrant, Cardinal Giovanni Battista, recalled the former Secretary of State’s love for Christ and his faithful service to the Church and the Pope. Read all
COVID jab status is ‘fundamentally private’: Canadian broadcasting watchdog
Edmonton radio host Lochlin Cross violated the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Code of Ethics by divulging a private individual’s ‘COVID-19 vaccination status’ on-air without his consent. Read More
Bishop who was victim of tribalism is to be Nigeria’s next cardinal
The pope’s decision to make Bishop Peter Okpaleke a cardinal at the August consistory has strong symbolic value
‘It’s time to go back to Afghanistan,’ head of Catholic mission says (AsiaNews)
Father Giovanni Scalese, a Barnabite missionary priest, was appointed head of the Catholic mission in Afghanistan in 2014. The mission was located in the Italian embassy in Kabul, the site of the only Catholic chapel in Afghanistan; the embassy relocated to the Arabian nation of Qatar as Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Christians question sealing of church in eastern India (UCANews)
Officials in a village in the eastern Indian state of Odisha (Orissa) (map) have ordered the faithful to stay away from a church following a report of a conversion. An estimated 100 Christians were murdered, and 50,000 fled their homes, during a 2008 anti-Christian pogrom in the state.
Kirill to Onufriy: There is no autonomy without my approval (Orthodox Times)
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), led by Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv, recently stated its desire for independence from the Russian Orthodox Church—leading to a response from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) is older than, and distinct from, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), led by Metropolitan Epiphanius I.
Pope: Study of history can offer valuable way to foster peace (Vatican News)
In an address to the members of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences (Italian-language website), Pope Francis emphasized that “adherence to firmly documented reality remains indispensable to the historian, without idealistic escapes into a supposedly consoling past.” “Your Committee, formed at the behest of the Venerable Pius XII to be at the service of the […]