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Sword of Damocles hangs over Taiwan

Various commentaries appeared online after the signing of the Sino-Vatican provisional agreement on bishop appointments on Sept. 22, but, frankly speaking, it is very hard to find a comprehensive one in the mainland media except those we call “sunflower” (pro-government) articles. Most are written by church members or academics, and it is obvious that they […]

American religious brother among new martyrs recognized by Vatican

The Vatican has issued sixteen decrees advancing the causes of candidates for canonization and beatification. With the approval of Pope Francis, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints proclaimed the martyrdom of Brother James Alfred Miller, and American religious who was killed in Guatemala in 1982. The Congregation also confirmed the “cult from time immemorial” […]

Pakistan govt accused of caving in to Asia Bibi protesters

Supporters of Islamist group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan hold a protest in Islamabad on Nov. 2 against the acquittal of Asia Bibi. Pakistan’s government has been criticized for agreeing to the group’s demands. Pakistan’s independent hu-man rights body has condemned the government’s inability to preserve “the writ of the state” during protests that erupted after the acquittal […]

SYNOD MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO APOLOGIZE FOR SEX ABUSE, ARCHBISHOP SAYS

The more than 250 Catholic bishops from around the world meeting at the Vatican in October missed an opportunity to confront the global sex abuse crisis, said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia. “I wish that we had spent more time not only talking about (the crisis) but apologizing to people for it,” said Chaput, […]

FR RIBOLINI: CHRISTIANITY, ‘A REVOLUTION’ FOR TRIBAL FAMILIES

Fr Marco Ribolini is a priest with the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) and pastor in Ban Thoet Thai, a remote village in the Diocese of Chiang Rai, north-western Thailand. For him, the journey from evangelisation to true conversion among tribal people “is long and lasts several generations since Christian values are revolutionary for both religious […]

IRELAND: PRIEST SHORTAGE FORCES CANCELLATION OF SUNDAY MASS IN 1,500 YEARS

Sunday Mass was not delivered on October 21 in an Irish village for the first time in 1,500 years due to the shortage of Catholic priests. The Church of the Sacred Heart, in Boho, Co. Fermanagh, stands on the site of an early Christian monastery dating back to the sixth century. But the service was […]

SYNODALITY IS A PATH NOT ONLY FOR BISHOPS, BUT FOR ALL, BISHOP SAYS

Synodality is about more than just bishops participating in the governance of the church; it encourages the involvement of all the faithful in a spirit of collaboration, said Archbishop Hector Miguel CabrejosVidarte of Trujillo, Peru. During an Oct. 25 briefing with journalists, Archbishop Cabrejos said that “synodality” was a theme that was heavily discussed throughout […]

BISHOPS, SISTERS DISCUSS DECLINING NUMBERS OF U.S. WOMEN RELIGIOUS

The precipitous decline in the number of women in religious life and what it means to the Church has people thinking about how to prepare for the future. Their actions stem from data gathered by the National Religious Retirement Office at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that projects an estimated 300 women’s religious institutes […]

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