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Over 15 Catholic parishes close amid ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anag-be of the Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has called for action to address escalating insecurity in Nigeria’s Benue State, which has led to the closure of over 15 parishes in his diocese. In an interview with ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, during the seventh Inter-national Theological Conference organized by […]

Trump can’t dictate China policy to the Pope, says Vatican’s top diplomat

The Vatican’s top diplomat has said that a controversial deal with China on the appointment of bishops will continue “regard-less of reactions that may come from America” during the new Trump administration. Italian Cardinal Pietro Paro-lin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, spoke to reporters on the sidelines of an event at Rome’s Jesuit-run Gregorian University […]

U.S. bishops will speak out ‘loudly’ if Trump’s mass deportation rhetoric becomes reality

The U.S. bishops are taking a wait-and-see approach to what President-elect Donald Trump does with his campaign promise to carry out mass deportation of immigrants who are in the country illegally. But the bishops say they are prepared to speak out forcefully if Trump does advance the controversial proposal in a way that undermines human […]

Forgive nations’ debts in Jubilee Year, Pope Francis urges COP29 climate summit

With financing the major focus at the United Nations climate change conference, Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivered directly to world leaders Pope Francis’ appeal that weal-thy nations use the upcoming 2025 Jubilee Year to forgive debts “as a matter of justice.” Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, made the comments on behalf of the pope Nov. 13 […]

Agra Catholic college alumnus among world’s largest history prize winners

A former student of Agra’s St Peter’s College has brought glory to the Catholic institution by wi-nning the world’s largest history prize this year. Tripurdaman Singh is among nine research scholars to win the Dan David Prize that celebrates the next gener-ation of outstanding historians, archaeologists, curators and digital humanists. The prize money of US$300,000 […]

Nun who became “mother”to Malappuram Muslim women

Church lead ers have mourn ed the death of a well-known so-cial worker and reformer, who had become “am-ma” (mother) to hundreds of wo-men, mostly Mu-slims, in Kerala’s Malappuram dis-trict. Apostolic Carmel Sister Marienie succumbed to cancer on October 21 at a private hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala. She was 58. “Her passion for the people […]

Moral theologians address challenges in biomedical ethics in India

Around 60 Catholic moral theologians from across India have spent three days in Secunderabad, Telangana, to address mounting ethical challenges in the country’s healthcare system. “Biomedical Ethics: Developments and Challenges in the Indian Scenario” was the theme of the October 18-20 conference of the Association of Moral Theologians of India (AMTI). Keynote speaker Doctor P. […]

Indian court orders officials to take over disputed churches

The top court in India’s southern Kerala state has refused to set aside its earlier order directing government officials to take possession of six churches in a dispute between two factions of the Oriental Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch. The church properties are being claimed by both the warring Jacobite and Orthodox factions of the […]