Japan – The president of the country’s Catholic bishops’ conference has spoken out to oppose moves by the government towards increasing the army’s role on the world stage. Following news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to rework Japan’s 1947 constitution, under which the Japanese people renounced war and the post-World War II army…

Vatican – Vatican state has announced its adoption of new rules further regulating its financial affairs. Announcing the enactment of new regulations as part of Law XVIII, which are designed to deal with transparency, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States, said the rules are important in counteracting money laundering and the financing of…

Turkey – As the flow of refugees from Syria continues, the Knights of Malta have opened a camp to cater for displaced people in Kilis, just across the border from the conflict-ravaged nation. By way of illustrating the continuing need for aid for Syrian civilians, the Knights revealed that on the first day of the…

Vatican – The 12th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family will take place in Rome this October 23-25. The event will focus on the theme 'Family, Live the Joy of Faith' and will include a pilgrimage of families to the tomb of St Peter for the Year of Faith. "We wish to…

Choosing marriage “takes courage” Pope tells young people

Lay visitation teams are calling to all the homes in four parishes of the Archdiocese of Armagh as part of a pilot reach-out project.

Switzerland – The dissident theologian Hans Kung has revealed he is considering assisted suicide as he grows older. Now 85, Kung has argued in the final volume of his memoirs, Experienced Humanity, that people should have the right to voluntarily “surrender” their lives to God if life becomes unbearable through illness or pain. “I do…

Navan Road Parish has begun constructing a shrine in the church for Blessed Pope John Paul II

Gunmen fire on Coptic prelate in Minya

Pro-Life Campaign (PLC) has been moved their National Conference in Dublin to the RDS.