The Vatican ambassador to Iraq, the point man for Pope Francis’ trip to the country next week, has tested positive for COVID-19 but the visit will go ahead, he said on Saturday, reported Reuters. Archbishop…
The Vatican ambassador to Iraq, the point man for Pope Francis’ trip to the country next week, has tested positive for COVID-19 but the visit will go ahead, he said on Saturday, reported Reuters. Archbishop…
Care givers must also care for themselves. Some may think this statement suggests selfishness. To the contrary, if those who provide care for people in great need do not take care of themselves, they will eventually burn…
Public worship gatherings will continue to be voluntarily suspended by the Northern Ireland churches of the various denominations until Thursday, April 1. The Church of Ireland bishops indicate, in their letter, that they will assess…
The question was asked this last week: are we preaching the ‘wrong Gospel for today’s world?’ The implication being that we are, and we should change it so that it is more appealing to today’s society. That is…
The letter also encourages the G20 and private groups to cancel debts for suffering developing countries, stopping tax avoidance, increasing aid and creating a permanent global bankruptcy process to prevent future economic crises. “The US…
A court in northern India has restored Christians’ right to use a British-era cemetery after a self-styled bishop claimed ownership of the land and denied their burial rights. Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the…
Ask in El Salvador about the Feb. 28 legislative and municipal elections and you’ll get two different answers of what the results could bring: a move toward a dictatorship or a chance to move the country forward. …
The last 12 months have been some of the most challenging in living memory. We could scarcely have imagined a year ago the all-encompassing, global impact that coronavirus would have, and is still having today. …
Catholic leaders in Papua province have called for an end to the ongoing conflict between the military and pro-independence groups. The call came after priests and laypeople recently criticized bishops and the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference…
The German bishops’ conference elected a woman as general secretary during a virtual assembly that turned into a crisis meeting focused on the Church’s handling of sex abuse. Beate Gilles, a 50-year-old theologian, became the…