American missionaries reported abducted in Haiti
A group of 17 missionaries and family members were abducted in Haiti on Saturday, the New York Times first reported. The missionaries were part of Christian Aid...
Category: Crisis
South Sudan church leaders work for peace, but soldiers won’t listen
By Paul Jeffrey – Pope Francis may have kissed the feet of South Sudan’s warring political leaders in a dramatic 2019 appeal for peace, but armed conflict...
Bishops: Manila is sinking, and Catholics must take the environment seriously
Two Philippine bishops have raised the alarm about rising sea levels that make Manila one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. Ucanews.com reported Bishop Pablo Virgilio...
Spanish church urges support for Canary Islands volcano victims
Spanish church leaders are urging prayers and donations for residents of the Canary Islands, after earthquakes and a volcanic eruption devastated parts of the Atlantic island chain....
Bishop Sipuka: It’s time to act on discrimination and violation of women
By: Bishop Sithembele Sipuka I would be remiss to let the month of August pass without referring to women who, in the light of the prevailing patriarchal...
Afghanistan: Pope launches appeal for fasting, prayers for God’s mercy
By Carol Glatz – With increased violence unfolding in Afghanistan, Pope Francis appealed to all Christians to fast and intensify their prayers. “I ask everyone to continue...
Catholic Institute of Education: Teenage Pregnancy and Rape
Two sets of statistics were announced this past week. These statistics while not only shocking, are of grave concern for children and women. The first was an...
Catholic Church in Ethiopia suspends emergency response in Tigray
By Fredrick Nzwili – The Catholic Church in Ethiopia has suspended emergency delivery of aid in Tigray, following the escalation of fighting and tensions in the region...
As Afghanistan convulses, Catholic organisations help refugees in US
By Rhina Guidos – An already tense situation in Afghanistan took a turn for the worse early Aug. 26 when two explosions near the Kabul airport led...
Vatican: Make sure evacuated kids will be reunited with parents
By Carol Glatz – Heartbreaking images of mothers and fathers handing their infants and toddlers to US soldiers during the evacuation of Kabul were like seeing the...
Not me: The moral dilemma of seeking vaccine exemptions
By Carol Glatz – Getting vaccinated is “an act of love,” Pope Francis said in his latest urgent appeal, after more than a year of insisting Covid-19...
Cardinal: Courage needed to place needs of others first
By Junno Arocho Esteves– The sense of shared responsibility for the common good requires the courage to place the needs of others before one’s own, a Vatican official...
