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Clerical abuse damaged credibility and trust, says Archbishop

At the 50th National Day of Intercession for Priests at Ireland’s International Eucharistic and Marian Shine in Knock, Co Mayo, Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin said abuse had damaged priestly fraternity, credibility and the “precious trust” between priests and their people. There are many times, he said, when priests feel their brokenness, woundedness and their […]

Two seminarians kidnapped in Nigeria

Two seminarians kidnapped in Nigeria’s southern Edo State appeared in a video filmed by their captors, pleading with their parents, the Church and the general public to help secure their release. They were seized in an attack on the Diocese of Auchi’s Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area on […]

Colombia’s bishops condemn terrorist attacks that ‘rocked the country’

Colombia’s bishops expressed their outrage after at least 18 people died and more than 40 were injured after two attacks in Colombia attributed to different dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla group. Bishops decried as “brutal” the “wave of violence that rocked the country,” with the Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia’s most populous city where the attacks […]

Bolivian bishops after elections: ‘A new chapter in the country’s political history opens’

The Bolivian Bishops’ Conference (CEB, by its Spanish acronym) expressed hope after Bolivia’s recent general election, which marked a change in the country’s political direction. Rodrigo Paz Pereira, the centrist Christian Democratic Party candidate for president who won the Aug. 17 election, will now face former president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga in a runoff. The unexpected […]

Cardinal Parolin: “We are appalled at what is happening in Gaza”

“We are appalled by what is happening in Gaza, despite the condemnation of the whole world,” Cardinal Parolin said, noting that “there is a unanimity in condemning what is taking place.” Speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Liturgical Week in Naples on 25 August, the Cardinal referred to the Israeli strike on […]

Pope Leo joins Jerusalem Patriarchs’ call for peace in Gaza

The Latin and Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem released a joint appeal for peace in Gaza on August 26, saying there is no reason to justify “the deliberate and forcible mass displacement of civilians.” On August 27, Pope Leo XIV joined his voice to theirs, and recalled the Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace, […]

115-year-old Christian hospital under probe in Chhattisgarh

District administration in Chhattis-garh’s Dhamtari has ordered an inve-stigation into a 115-year-old Christian hospital following complaints from Bajrang Dal, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other Hindutva organisa-tions. The groups have accused the Bathena Christian Hospital of medical negligence and forced religious con-version. The hospital was established in 1910 by American Mennonite missionaries and is recognised […]

Syracuse’s bishop takes on extra job of parish priest for 3 churches

The Diocese of Syracuse, New York, announced on Aug. 9 that Bishop Douglas J. Lucia has taken on the additional job of parish priest at three churches in Baldwinsville, New York.  The diocese announced a number of changes to pastoral assignments that went into effect on Aug. 1, including Lucia serving as pastor at St. Augustine Church, […]