International

A religious sister in theology’s halls of power

“All of my predecessors were priests and bishops,” Sr M. Isa-bell explained with a smile. The Schoenstatt Sister of Mary was referring to her appointment as President of the Catholic Institute of Sydney, Australia, the count-ry’s only ecclesiastical faculty, which confers Pontifical degrees in Sacred Theology. The faculty was established in 1954 for Aus-tralia, New […]

Tech-savvy Catholics embrace Carlo Acutis: ‘Saintliness is possible in this modern era’

Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, paving the way for the young Italian, who died of leukemia at age 15, to become the first canonized saint from the millennial generation. If you know anything about Carlo Acutis, you probably know that he loved going to Mass and […]

Synod: Work begins for the Instrumentum laboris 2

With the document Towards October 2024 sent last December to all the bishops of the world, the General Secretariat of the Synod asked the local churches and groups of Churches to deepen some aspects of the Synthesis Report that are fundamental to the theme of the Synod, starting from a guiding question of the entire […]

Former employee caught trying to sell valuable Vatican manuscript

The suspect, a former employee of the Fabbrica di San Pietro – the office responsible for the basilica’s upkeep – reportedly attempted to sell an 18-page manuscript, which had been missing from its archives, back to the basilica. The Italian newspaper Domani first reported the arrest on June 6, and the Vatican prosecutor’s office later […]

Pope Francis: Money, power, pleasure can enslave us

Pope Francis urged people to reflect on whether they are sacrificing their serenity and freedom to be enslaved by money, power, and pleasure. Speaking in his Angelus address on June 9, the pope asked people to contemplate the temptations that can imprison us and the freedom found in Christ. “If we let ourselves be conditioned […]

Priest kidnapped in Nigeria

The Vicar General of the Diocese of Kafanchan, Ni-geria, has decried the kidna-pping of yet another priest in the area.” “While we pray for the safe release of Father Ukeh,” Fr Emmanuel Kazah Faweh said, “we condemn the incessant kidnappings for ransom of innocent and defenceless citizens of our parishes.” Father Gabriel Ukeh was kidnapped […]

Iraq: Few Christian families have returned to Mosul after 10 years

After being forced to leave their homes in the Iraqi city of Mosul because of religious extre-mism and violence ten years ago, very few Christian families have returned home. According to Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, Amel Shimon Nona, the majority of the 1,200 Christian families had left the city of Mosul due to the violence […]

Bishops in Bolivia start digitization process in dioceses

“The adoption of specialized software in our parishes is a crucial step toward a more efficient and connected Church for the faithful in the digital age, allowing us to modernize our administrative processes and giving us the opportunity to offer better service to our communities in the country,” according to Bishop Coter, Apostolic Administrator of […]

Eviction-facing Indian Catholics to fight Muslim charity’s claims

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica