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Irish Bishops: Healthcare should never lose sight of human dignity

As the Church marks the 33rd World Day of the Sick, on Feb-ruary 11, the Chair of the Irish Bishops’ Conference Council for Healthcare has reiterated that human dignity must remain at the core of healthcare practices. “Upholding the dignity and rights of each person is essential in healthcare,” remarked  Bishop Michael Router, in a […]

Bishop Barron announces founding of new congregation dedicated to digital evangelization

In an era where the digital world has become the new public square, Bishop Robert Barron is taking a bold step to ensure the Catholic Church not only has a voice in the conversation but leads it. On January 15, Word on Fire, Barron’s influential media apostolate, announced an ambitious new initiative: the founding of […]

IFFAsia holds regional dialogue on strengthening youth formation

The Institute of Formation Fondacio Asia (IFFAsia) has gathered stakeholders for a dialogue aimed at nurturing partnerships and collaboration “to shape a stronger future” for youth formation in the region. “Today we come together, not as individuals, but as a community deeply committed to the formation of young people in Asia, walking alongside them as […]

Myanmar cathedral bombed days after its establishment: ‘We will rebuild’

A newly-designated Catholic cathedral in Myanmar was bomb-ed by the military regime last week amid an ongoing conflict in the region. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Mindat was severely damaged by airstrikes by the Myanmar military regime in Chin, Myanmar’s only Christian-majority state. Though the damage took place on Feb. 6, news of […]

Second attack on a priest worries Singapore’s Catholics

Yet another attack against a priest in Singapore. The second episode in a few months after the one last November, which is beginning to ring more than a few alarm bells in an area where there are strict controls and, at least until now, no serious episodes of violence against Catholics have been recorded. This time […]

Korea’s first cardinal for sainthood hailed for self-sacrifice, love

Late South Korean Cardinal Stephan Kim Sou-hwan, a candidate for sainthood, has been praised as a model of self-sacrifice and love, and for his lasting influence on Christians and people of other faiths during a special symposium on his life and contributions. “As we convene for this symposium, we are called to reflect upon the life and […]

Vatican to project Chinese artist’s portraits of inmates on prison exterior

A Chinese artist’s paintings of inmates living inside one of Rome’s most well-known prisons will be projected on the prison building’s exterior and displayed in a new exhibit space near the Vatican as part of 2025 Jubilee initiatives. The 64-year-old Yan Pei-Ming is a contemporary artist who has been living in France since 1981. He […]

Visiting bishops give hope to India’s most persecuted district

An Indian archbishop who led a group of bishops on a Feb. 5 visit to eastern Odisha’s Kandhamal district — the epicenter of anti-Christian violence nearly 20 years ago — has said the land will become a pilgrimage centre for Catholics. “I am sure, one day, this land of martyrs in Kandhamal will become a pilgrimage […]