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Cardinal Bo: Myanmar is ‘a bleeding nation,’ people must seek justice

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon said the hopes that came with democracy have not been realized and, instead, the country is wounded and bleeding. In a 7,000-plus word statement, released on the feast of the Assumption, on August 15, the cardinal expressed deep concerns about the challenges faced by Myanmar’s people, reported ucanews.com. “Seven […]

First bishop ordained since Sino-Vatican deal

The first ordination of a bishop since the 2018 China-Vatican provisional agreement has taken place in Jining Diocese, Inner Mongolia. Fr Anthony Yao Shun, 54, of Jining Diocese was ordained at the Our Lady of Rosary Cathedral in the city of Jining on Aug. 26. The ceremony was held by Bishop Paul Meng Qinglu of […]

End to long-running church row in sight, Indonesian mayor says

A dispute which has seen a Protestant church in Indonesia sealed off for the past nine years will be resolved by the end of the year, according to the local mayor where it is located. The mayor of Bogor in West Java province has assured members of the Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church that a final […]

Iraqi archbishop reflects on Christian community five years after ISIS takeover

Five years on from the conquering of Christian communities in Iraq by the so-called Islamic State, Christians in the country remain at the “point of extinction,” Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil said. “The ISIS attack led to the displacement of more than 125,000 Christians from historical homelands and rendered us, in a single night, […]

Pope consoles priests rattled by sins of few

Pope Francis has written a letter to the more than 400,000 Catholic priests worldwide encouraging them during the tribulations from the sexual abuse crisis. The letter is meant to give priests, many of whom feel disheartened because of the horrendous crimes of abuse committed by a small percentage of their fellow priests, hope in these […]

War of the Word: top scholars battle over Bible translations

An academic war of words has broken out among leading Catholic scholars over the Revi-sed New Jerusalem (RNJB) translation of the Bible. The world-renowned historian, Professor Eamon Duffy, of Magdalene College, Cambridge, criticised the RNJB as guilty of “flaccid” waffle and “casual inaccuracy” after another senior academic proposed it should be used for a revised […]

Knights of Columbus donated over $185 million to charity in 2018

Ahead of its annual convention, the Knights of Columbus announced on August 1 that it donated more than $185 million to charity in 2018. “The men who choose to become Knights of Columbus are generous, and their impact is immense. While we are known mainly for our local efforts, our reach is global,” said Carl […]

Pope Francis: Ordination of married men ‘absolutely not’ main theme of Amazon synod

The upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Amazon is an “urgent” gathering, not of scientists and politicians, but for the church whose main focus in discussions will be evangelization, Pope Francis said in a new interview. However, the importance of the Amazon region’s biodiversity and current threats it faces also will be addressed because “together […]