Posted on 01/27/2022 01:00 AM ()
As the world observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January, the Chair of the Committee for Catholic-Jewish relations for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Archbishop Kevin McDonald, speaks about the importance of memory, education, and dialogue in creating mutual understanding.
Posted on 01/26/2022 07:11 AM ()
The Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia says a lack of will to reach a truce in the ongoing Yemeni conflict, and an international “disinterest”, have led to a catastrophic scenario in the country afflicted by war, disease, famine, and internally displaced persons.
Posted on 01/26/2022 04:58 AM ()
A US court of appeals has confirmed the life imprisonment sentence handed down to Mexico’s most notorious drug cartel kingpin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Posted on 01/26/2022 04:38 AM ()
Answering Pope Francis’ appeal for Christians to mark Wednesday as a special day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, the World Council of Churches joins in pleading for dialogue instead of threats.
Posted on 01/26/2022 04:16 AM ()
As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday, Pope Francis urges families to remind younger generations about the millions of people, especially Jews, killed at the hands of the Nazi regime.
Posted on 01/26/2022 03:31 AM ()
Following the publication of the investigation, the years of the Pope Emeritus’ Bavarian episcopate are in the spotlight. It's only fair to remember Benedict XVI’s fight against clerical paedophilia during his pontificate and his willingness to meet and listen to the victims, asking them for forgiveness.
Posted on 01/26/2022 03:12 AM ()
As Christians hold a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, Pope Francis prays that world leaders will work towards peace as political tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine.
Posted on 01/26/2022 01:54 AM ()
At the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis offers a meditation on St Joseph as a “man who dreams,” and who knows how to discern the voice of God and act upon it.
Posted on 01/25/2022 10:31 AM ()
Pope Francis presides at Vespers for the Solemnity of the Conversion of St Paul, celebrated in the Basilica of St Paul’s Outside-the-Walls at the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Posted on 01/25/2022 06:49 AM ()
The February 1 military coup in Myanmar a year ago and nationwide protests that followed have triggered an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis, amid a severe Covid-19 pandemic.
