Pope sends aid to victims in Philippines, migrants on Belarus border
By CNS – Pope Francis is sending thousands of dollars in relief aid to the Philippines after a devastating typhoon struck the Southeast Asian archipelago in December....
Category: Crisis
Colorado family finds hope in Mary statue largely untouched by wildfire
By Dennis Sadowski – Amid the smouldering ashes of his family’s recently remodelled Louisville, Colorado, home that was destroyed by a Dec. 30 wildfire, Tom Greany found hope...
Ethiopian bishop describes ongoing conflict as people’s ‘Way of the Cross’
By Laura Ieraci – An Ethiopian Catholic bishop has described the massive destruction, suffering and loss of life that continues to plague the people in his eparchy since...
Kenya Diocese Mourns Deaths of Catholic Choir from Bus Accident
By Fredrick Nzwili – Bishop Joseph Mwongela of Kitui urged hope as his diocese continued to mourn the death of at least 32 people, killed when a...
We Owe it to Them
During the US-led coalition’s 20 year devastating war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, the poverty-stricken people of that nation suffered the brutalities of war of which most...
English, Welsh bishops Delay the Return of the Faithful to Mass
By Simon Caldwell – The Catholic bishops of England and Wales announced a delay in their plans to restore the obligation to go to Mass on Sundays...
US Courts Examine Religious Exemptions to Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates
By Carol Zimmermann – Religion usually stays out of the workplace, but now with expanding Covid-19 vaccine requirements, employees’ personal faith is front and centre as many...
Climate Change Risks Devastating Conflicts – Even Nuclear War
As climate change rages along its disastrous path of increasing and more intense natural disasters – hurting the poor most of all – it now appears that...
Government Forces Arrest Salesians in Ethiopian Capital
By Fredrick Nzwili – Ethiopian government forces raided a centre run by the Salesians of Don Bosco in Addis Ababa on November 5 and arrested 17 people,...
Bishop-Elect Who Was Shot Ordination Delayed till 2022
The apostolic nuncio to South Sudan has announced the postponement of the episcopal ordination of a Bishop-elect who is recovering from gunshot wounds. Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare was...
Pope: The Culture of Death Includes All Forms of Abuse
By Carol Glatz – Every form of abuse – sexual, psychological or an abuse of power – is part of “the culture of death” that needs to be...
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...
