Humanitarian situation is increasingly alarming, Mozambique’s bishops warn (Fides)
An Islamist insurgency began in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province in 2017.
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An Islamist insurgency began in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province in 2017.
Read MoreA member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Cardinal Khoarai was ordained to the priesthood in 1956 and was bishop of Mohale’s Hoek in the southern African nation of Lesotho (map) from 1978 until his retirement in 2014. Pope Francis created him a…
Read MoreThe verdict comes “at the right time as pro-Hindu groups clamor for a national law to ban conversion while accusing Christian missionaries of adopting fraudulent means to convert socially poor Dalit and tribal people,” said Father Babu Jose…
Read MoreThe Coptic Orthodox Church “weeps for a son and a faithful servant,” said Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, the church’s leader since 2012.
Read MoreThe central Indian state (map) is 91% Hindu, 7% Muslim, and 0.3% Christian.
Read MoreThe Biden administration’s policy change “will allow the Title X program to become an indirect funding avenue for abortion providers,” said Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City (Kansas). “In spite of explicit prohibitions i…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in Europe, clerical sexual abuse, News, Spain |
On Friday, Spain’s bishops condemned the “rancid anticlericalism” of a government minister.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | Bishop Mario Dorsonville, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, immigrants and refugees, News, President Joe Biden, Refugees, USCCB |
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee said April 19 he is disappointed that President Joe Biden announced he will not increase the 15,000 cap on the number of refugees who can be resettled in the United States for the current fiscal year.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, US Virgin Islands |
The joyous strains of “Rendez Grace au Seigneur” (“Give Thanks to the Lord”) filled Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral for the April 17 episcopal ordination of Bishop Jerome Feudjio and his installation as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | capital punishment, Catholic Church, Catholic Mobilizing Network, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Death penalty, Executions, News, President Joe Biden |
The death penalty has been getting attention across the country this year with legislation introduced or voted on in several states aimed at limiting, repealing or even renewing capital punishment.
Read MoreFollowing the Indianapolis FedEx shooting, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, called for “prayer and concrete acts of charity for the families, and fo…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | Archbishop Eamon Martin, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, COVID-19 pandemic, lead, Lockdowns, News, Religious Freedom, Republic of Irelandd |
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh on Monday met with the Republic of Ireland’s health minister to discuss a new statute that bans public worship, imposing fines and even jail time for those who attend unauthorized events.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, Church in Europe, lead, News, Pope Francis, Russia, Ukraine |
Pope Francis on Sunday voiced concern over a recent Russian troop buildup near the border with Ukraine and called for efforts to ease tensions in the 7-year conflict.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | Asylum, Asylum seekers, Bishop Paul McAleenan, Bishops Conference of England and Wales, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, Great Britain, immigrants and refugees, Jesuit Refugee Service, lead, News, UK government, UK Home Office, United Kingdom |
Refugees and asylum seekers in the United Kingdom say they are “not seen, heard, or recognized,” according to a new report published by the Jesuit Refugee Service.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | charity, Church in Europe, Community of St. Egidio, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Homeless, lead, News, Rome |
As protests in Italy increase among the sectors hardest-hit by enduring coronavirus lockdowns, one Italian charity has expanded its services to Rome’s homeless population, which is expected to rise in the near future if pandemic-related closures aren’t resolved soon.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | Africa, Dadaab Refugee Camp, JRS, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, News |
In a statement issued on Monday, JRS-Kenya “reaffirms the appeal from the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops and recommends that the Government of Kenya exert maximum forethought and caution in this particular time of uncertainty, wisely considering the legal obligations imposed by international law and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention.”
The post JRS in Kenya joins Bishops’ call to keep migrant camps open appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | cooperation, COVID-19, Ethics, Featured, In the Spotlight, Morality, News, Vaccines |
In recent weeks, I have encountered scores of people who are confused about Church teaching with regard to the morality of taking COVID-19 vaccines. This confusion comes not really because they have not heard that Pope Francis, two Vatican organs, and …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
While on His death pangs on the cross, Jesus let out this anguished prayer to the Father, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.”(Lk 23:34) The greatest sin in human history – the murder of the God-man – was an act of ignorance. Jesus’ executioners, both Jews and Gentiles, were […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | 2021, Abraham and Isaac, Abraham negotiating with God over Sodom and Gomorrah, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, European union, Fall of Adam and Eve, Hadley Arkes, Joseph Weiler, Leo Strauss, Memorable Moments in the Garden, News, The Catholic Thing |
Hadley Arkes: The Fall of Adam and Eve may be described anew as the Ascent, and the punishments cast in a notably different light.
The post Memorable Moments in the Garden appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2021 | Catholic social teaching, Daily Quote, News, Religion, Saints, St. John Vianney |
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “All our religion is but a false religion, and all our virtues are mere illusions and we ourselves are only hypocrites in the sight of God, if we have not that universal charity for everyone – for the good, …
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