Yad Vashem names two French clergy as Righteous Among the Nations
The Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center has posthumously recognised two French clergy members who lived in Rome as Righteous Among the Nations. The recognition is the...
Category: Bishops
Nuncio to Indian Bishops: Keep priests from being financial power bases
The papal representative to India has ordered Catholic bishops in the southern state of Tamil Nadu to stop priests from engaging in activities that make them “financial...
Spanish bishop who resigned from office will attempt marriage
Bishop Xavier Novell Gomà, who resigned as Bishop of Solsona in August, has applied for a civil marriage license with his partner, who is herself a divorcee....
SA Bishops Message & Prayer for the Upcoming Elections
By SACBC – A message to all Catholics from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference regarding the upcoming elections POLITICS INFLUENCED BY NARROW INTERESTS “Decades into constitutional...
Seal of Confession a Topic of Debate after French Abuse Report
Church and government leaders in France are at odds over whether priests should be required to report the abuse of minors if they learn about it in...
Bishops to Eswatini: Start talking!
Eswatini needs a “dialogue about a dialogue” to set the scene for urgent negotiations towards democratic reform, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) said after a...
Southern African Bishops Pastoral Letter for the 2021 Election
By SACBC – The 2021 South African municipal elections will be held on Monday, 1 November 2021, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities...
Polish bishops call Vatican punishment for abuse cover-up lopsided
By Jonathan Luxmoore – The president of the Polish bishops’ conference said that in meetings with a Vatican official, several church leaders criticised the Vatican’s handling of...
Philippine bishops congratulate journalist who won Nobel Peace Prize
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines congratulated veteran journalist Maria Ressa on being the first Filipino to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Congratulating Ressa on...
Meet the New Archbishop of Durban
Before the boy was born, a priest made a bold prophecy. Now Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara has been entrusted with heading the Archdiocese of Durban. He spoke...
Pope Opens Synod Process With Mass
By Carol Glatz – A synod calls on everyone to become experts in “the art of encounter” in a way that is uplifting and transformative, Pope Francis...
Bishop Sipuka addresses the Prime Minister of eSwatini
By SACBC – The President of SACBC Bishop Sithembele Sipuka went on a solidarity visit to eSwatini to get the feel of the situation first-hand. He was...
