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Catholic media tycoon jailed in Hong Kong

Catholic media tycoon and philanthropist Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 14 months in Hong Kong after being found guilty of unauthorized assembly. He was among nine activists in court on April 16 who were earlier found guilty of charges relating to pro-democracy de-monstrations in the Chinese territory in 2019. Lai, 72, has donated millions […]

China, North Korea ‘worst for religious persecution’

Religious persecution in China and North Korea, restrictions on religious freedom in dozens of countries and the continuing threat of violence at the hands of religious fundamentalists belonging to a variety of faiths all have worsened since 2018, said Aid to the Church in Need, a papal foundation and Catholic charity. The problems “have been […]

Bishop Bätzing Opens Path to Protestants Receiving Catholic Communion in Germany

In his latest salvo to challenge Rome’s authority, the president of Germany’s bishops’ conference has said that any German Protestant who wishes to receive Holy Communion in a Catholic Church on Öku-menischen Kirchentag — a day of Christian unity in May — may do so. “Anyone who is Protestant and attends Communion can receive Communion,” Bp […]

Why Americans are abandoning the church

According to an ancient Chinese proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Very often, we focus not on those initial small steps but on giant leaps, often undertaken by government. Think, for example, of Franklin D. Roosevelt signing Social Security into law in 1935, a giant step that changed the […]

Statement from US Bishops on Armenian Genocide

In commemoration of Arme-nian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24, Bishop David J Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace highlighted the tragic loss of so many Armenians in what has been called the first genocide of the 20th century. Bishop Malloy’s full state-ment […]

Franciscan University studying herd immunity, coronavirus

The Franciscan University of Steubenville is conducting a re-search study to better under-stand COVID-19 and herd immunity. Through its School of Natural Applied Sciences, the university plans to evaluate 500 students and faculty by the end of April. The study is led by biology professor Dr. Kyle McKenna. The Biology Department and the Franciscan Institute […]

Church Assembly in Latin America: “Listening Phase” begins

As part of a so-called “listening phase”, the Church Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean wants to promote the exchange that “will be the leitmotif of the entire process of discernment before and during the Assembly”. This first phase has now been officially opened and is expected to last until mid-July. In his video […]

Croatia offers scholarships to young persecuted Christians

The Croatian government is offering college scholarships to young Christians at risk of persecution. The country’s education and foreign ministries have invited Christian students from developing countries to apply for the scholarships by May 17. “The planned funding of 1.5 million kuna ($237,000, 200,000 euros) is intended for scholar-ships for young people who are persecuted […]