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by bcadmin | Nov 23, 2022 | Activism, Argentina, human rights, lead, Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
When Argentina lost its second most famous citizen Sunday, the praise heaped upon her by Pope Francis marked the latest example of what can be described as a complex and at times tumultuous, but ultimately warm relationship between the two.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 18, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, faith and sports, human rights, News, Persian Gulf, Qatar, Soccer, World Cup | 0 |
European church leaders have urged awareness of human rights issues during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, amid continued criticism that the Gulf state was allowed to host the tournament.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 3, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Catholic-Muslim relations, Death penalty, human rights, lead, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
In his first formal appointment in the Gulf nation of Bahrain, Pope Francis Thursday condemned the use of the death penalty, which is still in force in the country and has been condemned by human rights activists.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 2, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Amnesty International, Associated Press, Bahrain, Church in the Middle East, human rights, lead, News, Papal Trips | 0 |
Pope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week, sparking calls from the country’s majority Shiite opposition and human rights activists for the pontiff to raise human rights concerns in the small island nation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Church in the Middle East, democracy, human rights, lead, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Pope Francis, torture | 0 |
Bahraini activist Ali Mashaima and his father Hassan, who has been behind bars since 2011, have urged Pope Francis to publicly condemn what they say are human rights violations and the torture of prisoners during his upcoming visit to Bahrain.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 5, 2022 | Belgium, Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Council of Europe, End-of-life issues, euthanasia, human rights, News, Physician-assisted suicide | 0 |
Doctors in Belgium violated a woman’s right to life when they improperly handled her request for euthanasia, the European Court of Human rights ruled.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 27, 2022 | Caritas, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, human rights, News, Zambia | 0 |
Caritas Zambia welcomed an announcement by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema that he intends to abolish the death penalty.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 16, 2022 | Bishop Rolando Alvarez, Bishop Silvio Baez, Church in the Americas, human rights, lead, News, Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega | 0 |
According to Bianca Jagger, a Nicaraguan human rights defendant, now that there are no opposition political leaders left to imprison, and most independent journalists have been muzzled, Daniel Ortega and his wife have declared a war on the Church.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 22, 2022 | Catholic News Service, child labour, China, Church in Africa, Congo, human rights, Mining, News | 0 |
The current state of child labor and human rights violations in Congo’s mining sector “is particularly critical,” a Jesuit priest told a recent House hearing looking into accusations China is exploiting children in Africa.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, China, Church in Asia, democracy, Hong Kong, human rights, News | 0 |
An elderly Catholic missionary in Hong Kong has launched a three-day hunger strike outside a high-security prison demanding the release of politicians and activists incarcerated under the city’s Beijing-imposed controversial national security law.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 9, 2022 | Abortion, Church in Europe, COMECE, European bishops, European Parliament, European union, human rights, lead, News, Roe v. Wade | 0 |
Europe’s top body of bishops has condemned the European Parliament’s favorable vote Thursday on a resolution calling for access to abortion to be included in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and criticizing abortion restrictions in the US.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 25, 2022 | Abortion, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, human rights, lead, News, Pontifical Academy for Life, Roe v. Wade, U.S. Supreme Court, Vatican | 0 |
After the Unites States Supreme Court’s historic overruling of Roe v. Wade, the Vatican’s top official on life issues has said the decision should prompt a deeper societal reflection on the meaning of human life.
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