Peru’s bishops called for national unity and urged citizens to stand up for democracy and the rule of law as the president closed Congress and was subsequently impeached and arrested. In a statement December 7, the bishops’ conference said it “emphatically and absolutely rejects the rupture in the constitutional order. The defence of democracy is…
Speaking at a press conference just before England’s exit from the world cup at France’s hands, 23-year-old footballer Bukayo Saka spoke of the importance of keeping your eyes fixed on God. “I read my Bible every night, I’ve been continuing to do that out here. For me, it is really important to have the presence of…
Christmas this year marks the first time in its history that the European Parliament has allowed a Nativity scene to be set up at its headquarters in Brussels. Until now, officials of the European institution had considered it “potentially offensive.” The efforts of Isabel Benjumea, a member in the EU’s House of Representatives from Spain,…
A top court in the southern Indian state of Kerala has ordered police protection for the apostolic administrator of an archdiocese in the Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church, which is embroiled in a bitter liturgical dispute. The High Court of Kerala granted the request December 5 in a lawsuit by Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, administrator of the…
The decision by the UK Supreme Court to uphold the banning and criminalising of pro-life activities around abortion facilities has been condemned as a “travesty of justice” and as an attempt to silence the voice of the unborn by pro-life voices in Northern Ireland. The court was asked to review the validity of Northern Ireland’s…
Pope Francis has approved a new law strengthening the oversight of Vatican-related foundations and nonprofit organisations as well as detailing sanctions and clarifying existing norms on transparency, accountability and mandated compliance with anti-money laundering measures. The new law, which took effect December 8, applies to all legal “persons” or entities dedicated to a specific purpose…
Loretta Brennan Glucksman, whose philanthropic efforts on behalf of charities and educational institutions has spanned three decades, received the 2022 Spirit of Francis Award from Catholic Extension in New York. The native New Yorker was honoured for work in education, the arts, health care and peace initiatives in the United States and Ireland. In presenting…
For the second year in a row Nigeria has been left off of the US State Department’s list of countries that engage in or tolerate the world’s worst religious freedom violations, despite regular reports of kidnappings and killings of Christians, sparking outcry from members of a bipartisan government watchdog group. For more than two decades,…
Staff Reporter The works of a Ukrainian iconographer depicting images of “Christ under the fire of rockets” have gone on display in a Dublin church. Artist Ulyana Krekhovet’s iconographical works reflect on the staggering scenes she saw in Lviv as the war in Ukraine broke out. “It was important for me to show ichnographically everything…
Vatican holds thermal shirt drive for Ukraine The Vatican’s charity office is holding a drive to collect thermal shirts for people in Ukraine as they face an energy emergency amid the war. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the Pope’s almoner, said December 5 that the charity office of the Vatican is “already stocking up” on thermal shirts…
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