In the United Kingdom, migrants live in fear of being sent to Rwanda
The U.K.’s new “Safety of Rwanda” bill, passed on April 23, allows for the deportation of individuals who arrived in the United Kingdom after January 2022 without a valid visa.
Goodbye, Delhi: After 25 years in India, a journalist is forced to leave the country
For 25 years, Vanessa Dougnac, La Croix’s correspondent in New Delhi, worked in her adopted country. In September 2022, authorities without explanation barred her from working as a journalist, reflecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s autocratic turn as he seeks a third term.
Ecumenical Patriarch, Mecca imam speak at dialogue conference (Vatican News)
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the imam of the Grand Mosque of Mecca, and the chief rabbi of Poland were among the keynote speakers at the KAICIID Global Dialogue Forum in Lisbon, where religious and political leaders have gathered to discuss peacebuilding, inclusive cities, and sacred ecology. Father Laurent Basanese, SJ, an official of the […]
Nuncio pays tribute to vibrancy of Catholic minorities in Arab nations (Fides)
In a wide-ranging reflection, Archbishop Eugene Nugent, the apostolic nuncio to Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, paid tribute to the vibrancy of the Catholic faith in Arab nations. “Perhaps in Europe we do not have the perception of how alive the Catholic Church really is in these predominantly Muslim countries, or even think that it barely […]
Pope blesses ‘voice of the unborn’ bell (Vatican News)
Pope Francis offered praise for a pro-life initiative, the “voice of the unborn” bell, and blessed it on May 15 in preparation for its use in Kazakhstan. The bell will “serve as a reminder of the importance of protecting human life from conception to natural death,” the Pope said. “One could see the enormous joy […]
‘De-ideologize’ end-of-life issues and accompany the dying, Archbishop Paglia urges (Vatican News)
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, emphasized the importance of personal accompaniment of the dying. The prelate made his remarks as he prepares to take part in a Canadian symposium on palliative care. “We should urge the churches to rediscover the importance of accompaniment for an effective ‘good death,’ which […]
Vatican hosts climate summit for political leaders, scientists (Pontifical Academy of Sciences)
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences are hosting From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience: A Vatican 3-day Summit for bending the curve and bouncing forward to climate resilience. “The Climate Crisis is upon us,” the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS) warned. “It will get lot worse over the next few […]
Pope Francis: ‘Path to climate resilience impeded by short-term greed’
Pope Francis addresses participants in a Vatican summit on the climate crisis, and encourages the international community to leverage the regenerative power of nature to move toward climate resilience. Read all
The Met Gala and Modern Beauty
In 1948, the first Met Gala was held as an event to fundraise for one of New York’s finest museums. Since that time, it has turned into a mecca for Hollywood elites to showcase their finest—and most outrageous—garb. Widely considered one of the biggest fashion events of the year, the Met Gala is always an […]
The Whisky Priest and Jairus’ Daughters
Before the start of Mass in a Mexican town last week, a wounded American bishop looked into a sea of teenage girls who had, he’d been told, been hurt in inhumane ways. Three thousand or so girls stood before him at Villa de Las Niñas in blue skirts, white blouses, bobby socks, and black saddle […]