Peter Costellotime forgot Anne Heffernan (Buy the Book and other online resources, €15.00 / £13.50) Anne Heffernan is an Irish journalist with wide local experience, but the year she passed as a volunteer aid worker in a remote area of the Republic of Haiti was quite beyond her expectations. She flew out from Ireland by…
Month: August 2025
Theologian Söding: Pope Leo stays on course for synodality
Synod, reform, responsibility: Thomas Söding calls for concrete steps by the Church in Germany. What makes 2026 and 2028 decisive for the Church. Thomas Söding believes that the Church in Germany is called upon to continue synodal reform processes and is relying on Pope Leo XIV. The Bochum-based theologian told the church internet portal domradio.de…
Indian bishops condemn arrest of two nuns
In India, two women religious were arrested on their way to work. Now the bishops are protesting. And politicians are also speaking out. The Catholic bishops of India have strongly condemned the arrest of two women religious in the state of Chhattisgarh and warned of a “worrying wave” of intimidation and false accusations against women…
Fight against ageing: China rewards births More money, more babies? Experts doubt it
In the past, Chinese people were penalised if they had more than one child – now every birth is subsidised. However, it is questionable whether the birth rate can be increased. For the first time, China is paying a nationwide subsidy for children up to the age of three. The programme is intended to boost…