Pope Francis waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer delivered by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 5, 2017. The pontiff has called on the faithful to consult the Bible with the same frequency as they might consult their smart phones for messages.
Category: Roman Catholic Church
Priests joining anti-drug ops – awkward’
CATHOLIC priests joining the police anti-illegal drug operations would be “awkward,” a priest of the Diocese of Bacolod said. Fr. Felix Pasquin, rector of San Sebastian Cathedral, said the priests and the religious can cooperate with the drug campaign of the Philippine National Police , but in some other ways and not to join Oplan Tokhang.
Survivors denounce Vatican handling of Peru abuse case
In this Oct. 31, 2015 file photo, the book Half Monks, Half Soldiers stands for sale at a bookstore in Lima, Peru. Victims of Latin America’s latest charismatic Catholic leader-turned-sexual predator Luis Fernando Figari first complained to the Lima archdiocese in May 2011, but neither the local church nor the Holy See took concrete action until Pedro Salinas’ book, “Half Monks, Half Soldiers,” was published in 2015.
UN envoy and Church leaders in DR Congo condemn attacks against Catholic facilities
New York, Feb 25 : The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the National Episcopal Conference of Congo, known as CENCO have called for an immediate end to the spate of violent attacks against Catholic facilities in several parts of the country. The UN Organization Stabilization Mission and CENCO, along with the Apostolic Nunciature said they are deeply concerned about recent attacks on parishes and other Catholic facilities.
Guatemalan navy seizes abortion ship
Naval forces of Guatemala seized a ship belonging to Women on Waves — a Dutch organization that provides abortions on the high seas. The group was committing abortions on women who were 10 weeks pregnant or less just outside the territorial waters of Guatemala.
Leading critic of Philippine leader arrested on drug charges
A senator who has been a leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly anti-drug crackdown was arrested Friday on drug charges but professed her innocence and vowed she would not be intimidated by a leader she called a “serial killer.” Sen. Leila de Lima was arrested a day after the Regional Trial Court in Muntinlupa city in the Manila metropolis issued the warrant for her and other officials who have been charged by state prosecutors for allegedly receiving bribes from detained drug lords.
Healthcare system crisis ‘one of the darkest shadows’ hanging over Ireland – Archbishop
Two of the country’s most senior catholic bishops have expressed serious criticisms of the healthcare system with one warning that the “system itself is sick and in need of healing”. Two of the country’s most senior catholic bishops have expressed serious criticisms of the healthcare system with one warning that the “system itself is sick and in need of healing”.
Significant appointment for the Catholic Church in…
The New Zealand bishops today announced that Deacon Danny Karatea-Goddard will be taking on a new part-time role with Secretariat for Te Huinga o ng Phopa Katorika o Aotearoa / the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference supporting the secretariat The New Zealand bishops today announced that Deacon Danny Karatea-Goddard will be taking on a new part-time role with Secretariat for Te Huinga o ngA PA hopa Katorika o Aotearoa / the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference supporting the secretariat and the bishops in their commitment to Katorika MA ori.
Japan looks to ancient precedents as it plans emperor’s abdication
Japanese Emperor Akihito waves to well-wishers during a public appearance for New Year celebrations at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Image via Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon.
Bishops call for prayers, support for peace ina
Bishops call for prayers, support for peace in Holy Land Bishop Oscar CantAo, of the Las Cruces Catholic Diocese, was among bishops who made pilgrimage to the Middle East Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: http://lcsun.co/2k66SKT LAS CRUCES – An international council of Catholic bishops, including Las Cruces Catholic Diocese Bishop Oscar CantAo , continues to call for an end to longtime hostilities in the Middle East. The Coordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land, also known as the Holy Land Coordination, concluded its annual pilgrimage Wednesday to the Holy Land.
Dumped just before Christmas: Sydney mum takes on Catholic Church in unfair dismissal case
Rox Subramany was a struggling Sydney mother and proud Catholic Church employee whose lifelong commitment to her faith had never wavered. Rox Subramany, with her 10-year-old daughter: “I felt unsafe.
Deal reached to end DRCongo political crisis
The government and opposition parties in the DR Congo on Saturday clinched a hard-won deal over President Joseph Kabila’s fate, ending a political crisis that sparked months of deadly unrest. Under the terms of the deal, Kabila will stay until the “end of 2017” but a transition council will be established, headed by opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi.