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Asian Bishops’ Climate Change Desk Holds Ecology Conference

More than 30 church workers from various bishops’ conferences in Asia on April 15 ended a three-day workshop on building climate-resilient communities. The workshop, organized by the Office of Human Development – Climate Change Desk (OHD-CCD) of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), was hosted by Caritas Philippines in Tagaytay City, the Philippines. Participants […]

Pope Francis Will Be In Southeast Asia And Oceania From 2 To 13 September

Pope Francis will undertake a long trip to Asia and Oceania at the end of the summer. The director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, issued an official statement to that effect, indicating dates and locations. “Accepting the invitation of the respective Heads of State and Church Authorities,” reads the press release signed […]

Vocations Day In Spain: The Church Supports 725 Seminaries In Mission Lands

On Sunday, April 21, in addition to celebrating the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, the Catholic Church in Spain also celebrates what it calls “Native Vocations Day,” to support and provide formation for those who feel called to the priesthood and consecrated life in other countries so that no one is prevented from pursuing […]

Over Taxation Of Kenyans: A Matter Of Concern, Says The Kenya Conference Of Catholic Bishops

The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has expressed deep concern over the increasing burden of taxation on Kenyans. Addressing the media, just before the weekend, the Bishops who were meeting for the Plenary Assembly held at Roussel House, Karen Nairobi, raised the issue of taxation, among other pressing matters affecting the nation. In a […]

Pope Prays For Dialogue Over Conflict In The Middle East

Pope Francis once again turned his prayers to peace in the world. Following the Regina Coeli in Saint Peter’s Square on April 21, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis once again expressed his hope that dialogue, negotiation, and diplomacy might prevail in the Middle East. He urged against succumbing to “the logic of assertion.” […]

Vatican Diplomacy A Vocation With A Spiritual Mandate: Abp Gallagher

Vatican diplomacy is a voca-tion with a spiritual mandate, Abp Gallagher said in the opening speech at an international confe-rence on “Vatican Diplomacy and the Shaping of the West during the Pontificate of Pius XII,” held at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University. Throughout Western history, “in which spirituality acts as a leaven, the evangelisation activity of […]

‘Get Caught Up In God’s Love,’ Pope Urges Discalced Carmelites

“The path of contemplation is inherently a path of love,” that “makes us witnesses of the love we have received,” Pope Francis observed when welcoming superiors and delegates of Discalced Car-melites in the Vatican on 18 April. Serving “as a ladder that raises us up to God,” contempla-tion, the Pope said, is not about separating […]

Cardinal Parolin On Pope Francis’ Pontificate: No Reversals On Reforms

Answering the question, “What will happen with the reforms undertaken by Pope Francis?” Cardinal Pietro Parolin insisted on the need for prayer and patience, and said that discernment will indicate, at its own pace, “how to continue and what to make institutional.” Although some people might worry – or hope for – reversals, the Holy […]