Vatican editorial defends Pope Benedict XVI
By Junno Arocho Esteves – A Vatican editorial defended retired Pope Benedict XVI’s record in fighting clerical sexual abuse after the release of a report that accused...
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Pope Francis: Ukraine Deserves Peace
By Carol Glatz – On the day Pope Francis established as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, the pope appealed for an end to all...
Pope: Pride is an Obstacle to Christian Unity
By Cindy Wooden – Divided Christians will never find unity unless they are willing to humble themselves, bowing down to worship Jesus and him alone, Pope Francis...
Hawaii Catholic school superintendent says schools thrived in pandemic
By Patrick Downes – On January 18, the day the COVID-19 infection rate roared to a new single-day record of 6,252 in Hawaii, the congregation at the...
Monk: Vandalism at Holy Land abbey Caused by Small Minority
By Judith Sudilovsky – A Benedictine priest told a Jewish delegation visiting his monastery that the monks know the perpetrators of vandalism represented a small minority of...
Peru bishop warns of harm to environment, livelihoods from oil spill
By Barbara Fraser – After an oil spill fouled nearly 160 km of shoreline north of Peru’s capital city, the bishop of Callao, the seaport where the...
Last Day of Plenary: Elections for Departments within SACBC
On the last day of the Plenary, the following are bishops were elected for various departments, offices and bodies within the SACBC. Below is a diagram of...
Maryvale College Produces Two Publications
Staff members at Maryvale College High School celebrated the publication of two books. Dr R Looyen, the principal of the college contributed to a book published by...
Retired Pope Benedict corrects statement for Munich abuse report
By Cindy Wooden – Amending a written statement made to a panel investigating clerical sexual abuse in his former Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, retired Pope Benedict...
Indian Nuns Decry Church Silence on Rape Case
By CNS – Catholic women religious in India have expressed support for a nun days after Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar was acquitted by a court of...
Father Zollner: Retired pope should make personal statement on abuse report
By CNS – Following the publication of an experts’ report on how sexual abuse was handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, the German Catholic news agency...
