The chairman of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial thanked Pope Francis on Thursday for giving scholars access to the Holy See’s World War II-era archives. Dani Dayan, who met with Francis at the Vatican, said the pontiff described the archives’ opening as “an issue of justice”. Francis visited the memorial during a 2014 pilgrimage to Read more
A colourful and striking public artwork is being demolished seven years after it was first installed as a ‘temporary’ three-month attraction in central Christchurch. The colourful artwork, titled Call Me Snake, was first installed on Armagh St in 2015 for the Scape Public Art festival and was designed by Kiwi artist Judy Millar. It was Read more
Palliative care experts have welcomed the NSW state government’s plans to boost the sector with an additional $743 million in funding over the next five years. This highlights some of the work that needs to be done to ensure quality end-of-life care is available to all. Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the package in the lead Read more
Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he told the leader of Germany’s Catholic bishops that the country already had “a very good evangelical church” and “we don’t need two.” The pope recalled his remark to Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German bishops’ conference, during a conversation with the editors of Read more
In one historic weekend, the Cardinal Archbishop of Guadalajara, José Francisco Robles Ortega, ordained 70 men to the priesthood in two separate ceremonies held on June 4 and 5 at the Mexican Martyrs Shrine in that city. In the first ordination, 33 priests were ordained and in the second, 37. In addition, the cardinal ordained Read more
His name is Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, he’s Venezuelan, passionate about his faith, prays the rosary twice a day and is in the Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world. Mora was born on May 27, 1909 and this year he turned 113 years old. In an article published on May 17 Read more
A Christian college is under fire for asking parents to acknowledge a belief that marriage is between a man and a woman – something one LGBTQIA+ advocate has labelled “discriminatory”. But Tauranga’s Bethlehem College says the statement is not intended to tell anyone what they are required to believe but to “transparently explain what we Read more
Low income New Zealanders now owe more than $2.1 billion to the Ministry of Social Development as they continue to have to borrow money to survive. The latest figures show beneficiaries owe $200 million more than the same time last year. In this year’s Budget, the Government gave those over 18 and earning $70,000 or Read more
After gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria killing 40 people and wounding more than 60, Owo town’s chief imam Ahmad Aladesawe has been holding his prayers in a mostly empty mosque. The rare attack in the usually more peaceful southwest has scared away worshippers, the imam said. The tragedy has prompted Aladesawe to Read more
Because of continuing problems with his knee, Pope Francis has postponed his planned trip to the Congo and South Sudan on July 2-7, said the Vatican press office. Matteo Bruni, director of the press office, did not mention whether the pope’s planned trip to Canada in late July was still set. “At the request of Read more