Vatican hospital offers treatment for baby after British court ends life support (CNA)
The Vatican’s Bambino Gesu hospital, which specializes in pediatric medicine, has offered treatment to an 8-month-old child with a rare mitochondrial disease, after a British court ruled that the baby should be removed from life support. Indi Gregory had been living with the help of a ventilator in a hospital in Nottingham, England. When the […]
Catholic religious murdered in Cameroon (Fides)
Brother Cyprian Ngeh, the director of a Catholic medical clinic in Cameroon, was murdered on November 7. Brother Ngeh was attacked and stabbed to death on the road in Bamenda, in the northwest of Cameroon, an English-speaking region that has seen conflict between separatists and the central government.
Pope again pleads for peace in Ukraine, Holy Land (Vatican News)
Pope Francis renewed his appeal for peace in the Holy Land and in Ukraine at the conclusion of his regular weekly public audience on November 8. “Let us not forget martyred Ukraine and let us think of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples: may the Lord bring a just peace,” the Pope said. “There is so […]
Christian faith growing in countries that persecute (CNA)
The Christian faith is spreading in some of the countries where it faces the fiercest persecution, according to a new “Persecutors of the Year” report from International Christian Concern. The report lists Iran, China, and Nigeria among the countries where Christians face the worst threats. In Iran, the report says, Christianity boasts “one of the […]
Papal autobiography due for publication in spring 2024 (CNA)
An autobiography of Pope Francis is scheduled for publication by HarperCollins in the spring of next year. The book—entitled Life, My Story Through History—is written by the Pontiff with the help of Vatican journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona. In it the Pope reflects on historical events that have occurred in his lifetime, including World War II, […]
Vatican OK’s transexuals for baptism, as godparents, marriage witnesses (Vatican (Italian))
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has said that transexuals may be baptized and may act as godparents, provided that they are properly disposed and scandal can be avoided. In a statement released in October, in response to dubia submitted by the Brazilian Bishop José Negri of Santo Amaro, the Vatican’s doctrinal office […]
Another German bishop allows lay men and women to baptize children in his diocese
Bishop Gebhard Fürst of Rottenburg-Stuttgart has commissioned 26 lay people, including 22 women, to perform baptisms, following similar moves by bishops in Essen and Osnabrück.Read More
Rare appearance of Northern Lights across the West may be linked to Fatima warning about chastisement
‘When you see a night illumined by an unknown light, know that this is the great sign given you by God that He is about to punish the world for its sins, by means of war, famine, and persecutions against the Church and of the Holy Father,’ Our Lady of Fatima warned.Read More
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Florida’s ban on ‘transgender’ males in women’s sports
‘States like Florida have an interest in protecting women and girls as men continue to take medals, podium spots, and other opportunities away from women in female sports.’Read More
Virginia election results show Youngkin’s 15-week abortion strategy was a dud
Running as a ‘moderate’ turns off conservative voters and does not sway enough centrists.Read More