Top Vatican diplomat in Vietnam for talks (Vatican News)
Archbishop Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, has embarked on a visit to Vietnam, where he will meet with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and foreign minister Bui Thanh Son. The archbishop has said that he hopes the trip will advance bilateral relations. Vietnam broke off diplomatic ties with the Holy See […]
Humanitarian organizations urge action against famine in Sudan
Ahead of a humanitarian conference on war-torn Sudan and its neighbouring countries to be held in Paris on April 15, aid organisations have urged international actors to take immediate action to prevent famine setting in the country At a virtual media briefing hosted on Tuesday by the InterAgency Working Group for East and Central Africa […]
Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Diocese of Charlotte Bishop Joseph Jugis (left) and appointed Monsignor Michael Martin, OFM Conv, to take his place, the Vatican announced April 9, 2024. / Credit: Diocese of Charlotte CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2024 / 10:40 am (CNA). Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Diocese of Charlotte, North […]
Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Diocese of Charlotte Bishop Joseph Jugis (left) and appointed Monsignor Michael Martin, OFM Conv, to take his place, the Vatican announced April 9, 2024. In 2019, confirmations in the diocese topped 5,000 for the first time. In 2023, meanwhile, diocesan schools posted record enrollment of more than 8,000 students.
Vatican’s ‘Dignitas Infinita’ Draws ‘Clear Line’ on Gender Theory, Receives Widespread Praise
Daniel Ibáñez Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presents the new document April 8. ‘Surprising’ document offers a compelling affirmation of Church teaching on sex and gender, which some experts are calling a game changer.
The Difference Between Belief and Observance
When I was at All Souls College at Oxford some years ago I had a conversation during a Saturday evening dinner that has stayed in my mind ever since. Saturday dinners were poorly attended, and so we did not dine in the Great Hall, as usual, but in the smaller “dessert room.” This was my […]
More Than 700 Baptized on Easter in Nigeria Despite Rise in Attacks on Christians
Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Katsina. Bishop Musa is still hopeful that his diocese will continue to sustain new converts who have embraced the faith.
Catholic Bishop Protests Deportation by Mexican Immigration Authorities
Screenshot Bishop Joseph Khawam is apostolic exarch for the Melkite Church in Venezuela and apostolic administrator of the Melkite Eparchy in Mexico. Bishop Khawam said that what happened is ‘a violation of human rights and a violation of international conventions that regulate the matter.’
Catholic bishop protests deportation by Mexican immigration authorities
Bishop Joseph Khawam is apostolic exarch for the Melkite Church in Venezuela and apostolic administrator of the Melkite Eparchy in Mexico. / Credit: Facebook screenshot/Bishop Joseph Khawam ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 9, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A bish… […]
More than 700 baptized on Easter in Nigeria despite rise in attacks on Christians
Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Katsina. / Credit: Abuja Archdiocese ACI Africa, Apr 9, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). More than 700 Christians were baptized on Easter Sunday in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Katsina, where th… […]