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Caritas Internationalis warns millions at risk with USAID cuts

Caritas Internationalis’ Secretary General, Alistair Dutton, has warned against the decision to close USAID-funded programmes and offices around the world, saying the sudden shutdown “will kill millions of people and condemn hundreds of millions more to lives of dehumanising poverty.” With an annual budget of over 40 billion dollars, USAID has funded humanitarian and development […]

Pope: Indigenous peoples have right to preserve cultural identity

“Land, water, and food are not mere commodities but the very foundation of life and the bond of [indigenous] peoples with nature.” Pope Francis offered that remin-der in a message sent to the 7th Indigenous Peoples’ Forum orga-nized by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Develop-ment (IFAD). The forum takes place in Rome on February […]

St. Teresa of Calcutta added to Church calendar as optional memorial

Pope Francis added the Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an optional memorial. The decree issued Feb. 11 by the Vatican noted the influence of St. Teresa’s spirituality around the world and said her name “continues to shine out as a source of hope for many […]

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 […]