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...
Category: Crisis
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...
Catholics in China told to celebrate communist party and forgo Marian pilgrimage
Catholic dioceses across China hosted celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this year, while pilgrimages to China’s national Marian shrine were forbidden....
Situation in Kabul chaotic, says Jesuit priest in Afghanistan
By Jose Torres – A Jesuit priest stranded in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country said the situation is “changing” and “chaotic.” “The way the...
Priest killed, one missing as church assesses damage from Haiti quake
The magnitude 7,2 earthquake that struck Haiti collapsed the bishop’s residence in Les Cayes, killing one priest, leaving one missing and injuring Cardinal Chibly Langlois. Father Emile...
Warning! – Code Red for Humanity
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group’s recently released report is a “code red for humanity,” warned U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “The alarm bells are...
Cardinal implores saint’s intercession to overcome Lebanon’s crisis
By Doreen Abi Raad – Cardinal Bechara Rai, the Maronite patriarch, pleaded for the intercession of Lebanon’s beloved St. Charbel Makhlouf as the beleaguered country spirals deeper...
