Vatican Reminds Bishops of Holy Week Guidelines during Pandemic
By Carol Glatz – As the COVID-19 pandemic nears its first full year, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments reminded bishops that the guidelines it...
Category: Crisis
Cardinal says Vatican employees could lose jobs for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
In a decree issued earlier this month, the cardinal who heads the Vatican City State said that employees who refuse to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when deemed...
Bishop Sprays Holy Water From Firetruck To ‘Cleanse’ Colombian City
By Manuel Rueda – The bishop of a Colombian city that is suffering from a deadly spike in drug violence boarded a firetruck to spray the town’s...
Christ’s Style Of Ministry For Post Lockdown Times
By Fr Kevin Reynolds By coincidence the first Sunday churches were opened again after the most recent lockdown period, February 7, was the Fifth Sunday of Year...
Celebrating the Work of Justice & Peace in Witbank Diocese
By SACBC Justice & Peace – Father Linda Protas Zwane, the diocesan chaplain of Witbank diocese, shares some of the work that they are doing: “Since I...
Widespread Vaccination, Supported by Pope, Faces Myriad Obstacles
By Cindy Wooden – The hurdles on the path toward a fair, global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine are economic, technical, political and moral. The difficulty of...
Church in Eswatini Seeking Intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes in Fight against Covid-19
By Mercy Maina – ACI Africa– The people of God in Eswatini’s only Catholic Diocese of Manzini have been invited to seek the intercession of our Lady...
Slavery in the 21st Century
Slavery ended in the 19th century, right? Wrong. It’s an easy enough mistake to make. After all, the end of America’s civil war and the Thirteenth Amendment...
Catholic Priest Who Died Twice Gives Thanks For Coronavirus Recovery
In March 2020, Fr Michael Stack was looking forward to retiring after years of exhausting priestly ministry. He had served for almost a quarter-century as a chaplain...
Vatican: Guilt Can’t be Proven Against Retired Wyoming Bishop
The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith exonerated retired Bishop Joseph H. Hart of Cheyenne of seven accusations of sexual abuse of minors and determined...
Many Rivers to Cross
Here we are at the dawn of 2021. We arrive here with trembling shoulders and the heels of our feet charred by the flames of yesteryear. Where...
Lebanese Cardinal to country’s officials: Don’t you fear God?
By Doreen Abi Raad – Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, criticising his country’s politicians over their failure to form a new government as Lebanon veers closer to collapse, asked,...
