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African faith leaders and environmentalists push for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Faith leaders and climate activists in Africa announced their support on September 20 for an international treaty to halt the production and use of fossil fuels, the main cause of climate change, analogous to non-proliferation treaties governing the production of nuclear weapons. “As people of faith, we have a moral duty to protect God’s creation,” […]

Pope Francis rules out visiting Paris for Notre Dame cathedral reopening

Pope Francis definitively ruled out the possibility of visiting France for the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral on his re-turn flight on September 13 from Southeast Asia. Speaking during an in-flight press conference on the papal plane today, the pope resolutely stated: “I will not go to Paris.” French President Emmanuel Macron invited Pope […]

Influential Cardinal urges Vatican to unshackle charismatic groups in new book

In his new book, “Word, Sacrament, Charism: Risks and Opportunities of a Synodal Church,” Cardinal Marc Ouellet challenges the Church to worry less about creating something new, and more about treasuring what is already there. “The Church is experiencing a moment of listening to the Holy Spirit,” Ouellet told journalists during a presentation of the […]

Pope Francis asks cardinals to achieve ‘zero deficit’ in the Catholic Church

Pope Francis has called on cardinals to work to achieve the goal of “zero deficit” in the economy of the Catholic Church through cost reduction, the search for external resources, and evangelical generosity. In a Sept. 16 letter released by the Vatican Press Office, Pope Francis recalled that 10 years ago the reform of the […]

World Communications Day 2025 theme calls for gentleness

The Holy See Press Office released the theme Pope Francis has chosen for the Church’s 59th World Communications Day in 2025, Share with gentleness the hope that is in your hearts (cf. 1Pt 3:15-16). The introductory text accompanying the theme notes that the topic aims to bring attention to the fact that in today’s world, […]

Indian diocese to appeal against court order to pay compensation

Gorakhpur diocese in Uttar Pradesh state has been asked to pay for ‘encroaching’ on land it took on lease from govt. An Indian diocese has decided to appeal against a court order to pay compensation to a villager for occu-pying his land in a northern state. The Allahabad High Court in Uttar Pradesh on Sept. […]

Internet shut down in India’s strife-torn Manipur

A ban imposed after protest by women and students from the Meitei Hindu community turned violent on Sept. 9 A five-day ban on internet services came into force on Sept. 10. in India’s Manipur state where tribal Christians and majority Hindus have been fighting for over 16 months. The “temporary suspension” started on Sept. 10 […]

Seminarian accidentally falls into river, drowns

A young man who resigned a job in a multinational firm to join a semi-nary has died after he accidentally fell into a river and drowned. Brother Noel Felix Thekkekkara was doing his regency in an estate of Kalyan diocese in Sawantawadi, a town in Maharashtra state’s Sindhudurg district when the tragedy occurred. He was […]