Catholics in South Sudan, Congo had hoped papal visit would lead to peace
By Tonny Onyulo – Mary Akol Chok, a resident of Rumbek, South Sudan, is among thousands of residents who had planned to walk for more than 290km...
Category: Crisis
Search for Fr Bheki Motloung Continues
Archdiocese of Durban: Brothers and Sisters 🔊 As the search for Fr Bheki Motloung continues, please find an update and a very special request from His Grace,...
St John Paul II High School in Elandskop Helps Flood Victims
Mr SLG Thabethe, principal of St John Paul II High School, a Catholic School in the struggling community of Elandskop, KZN, his staff, learners and parents put...
Nigerian priest says he shielded parishioners like chicks during massacre
By CNS – Fr Andrew Adeniyi Abayomi was in the sacristy of St Francis Xavier Church after Mass when parishioners began running in different directions. “I stood...
Bishop at Massacre Funeral: Murdered Nigerians Suffered at Foot of Cross
By CNS – The Catholics attending Mass at St Francis Xavier Church on Pentecost did not know how much it would cost to participate in the suffering...
Heading toward global food catastrophe!
“The current food crisis may rapidly turn into a food catastrophe of global proportions in 2023,” said U.N. trade chief Rebeca Grynspan. Approximately 60 percent of workers...
SA Bishops on Church attack in Nigeria: Your Pain is Our Pain
SACBC statement on church attack in Nigeria: It is with shock and distress that we learned about the massacre of more than 50 Catholics during the Pentecost...
Mass said for children who suffered double loss in Uvalde shooting
By Rhina Guidos – At a May 26 Mass, the Catholic community of Sacred Heart Church in Uvalde, Texas, comforted the four children of Joe and Irma...
Chinese bishop’s whereabouts remain unknown a year after his arrest
By CNS – A Vatican-approved Chinese bishop remains in detention more than one year after his arrest for allegedly violating the communist country’s repressive regulations on religious...
Texas Bishop: These Massacres Cannot be Considered the New Normal
By Rhina Guidos – Some U.S. bishops spoke out against the easy accessibility to guns in the country following a May 24 rampage that left at least...
Pope Prays for Texas Shooting Victims, Calls for Stricter Gun Laws
By Cindy Wooden – Saying his heart was broken at the news of at least 19 children and two adults being shot and killed at a Texas...
Buffalo bishop lays flowers, personal prayer at mass shooting memorial
By CNS – Bishop Michael W. Fisher of Buffalo joined mourners outside a Tops grocery store where 10 people were killed and three others were injured in...
