Catholic Church in US trying to keep Latinos in the flock
As Latino Catholics continue to leave the Church in the United States, a Colombian-born bishop in North Carolina is working to help them (who are 50% of his diocese) stay
Nigerian bishops protest bill on Christian religious education
The Catholic bishops of Nigeria say draft law’s establishment of a national council to oversee religious education in all Christian schools does not honor denominational differences
The Filipino priest who’s taking on the world’s oil companies
Catholic priest and environmentalist, Edwin Gariguez is urging Europe’s banks to stop financing oil companies, including a huge gas project in the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines
Who’s next? The other cardinals Francis will soon have to replace (Pillar)
The Pillar notes that the cardinal archbishop of Boston (who is also president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors), the cardinal archbishop of Mumbai, the cardinal archbishop of Vienna, the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, the Major Penitentiary of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary, and the cardinal patron […]
Bishops ‘deeply concerned’ about human rights violations in Sudan (ACI Africa)
The conflict that erupted in Sudan in April has led to “looting and raping, and destruction of hospitals, sources of water, food, electricity, and other services,” the bishops of Sudan and South Sudan said in a statement. “The situation in Khartoum [Sudan’s capital] and western Sudan is very precarious and disastrous,” the bishops added. “Many […]
Catholic leaders say ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Christians unfolding in Indian state (Crux)
The northeastern Indian state of Manipur (map) is 41% Hindu, 41% Christian, 8% Muslim, and 8% Sanamahi. Most Christians there are Protestant.
Pope, in video, speaks of the transformative power of the Mass (The Pope Video)
“If you are the same at the end of Mass as you were at the beginning, something is wrong,” Pope Francis said in the video produced in conjunction with his July prayer intention (for a Eucharistic life). “Each time we participate in the Eucharist, Jesus comes and Jesus gives us the strength to love like […]
Report: Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez freed (Reuters)
Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa (Nicaragua) has been released from prison, a diplomatic source told the Reuters news agency. Earlier this year, the bishop was sentenced to 26 years in prison for his public criticism of human rights abuses committed by the regime of Daniel Ortega, who ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, and returned […]
Cardinal Zuppi: We are trying to bring Ukrainian children home
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, who served as papal envoy to Ukraine and Moscow, recalls how a key priority is returning Ukrainian children to their homes and confirms he has met with the Holy Father following his missions. Read all
Vatican grants plenary indulgence for World Grandparents Day
The Apostolic Penitentiary announces that Pope Francis has granted a Plenary Indulgence for the faithful who take part in the 3rd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Read all