The Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, Bishop Paul McAleenan, has condemned the riots that have taken place across the UK, saying such violence threatens the values of our society. “I condemn the appalling violence over the past week, especially that directed at migrants and their places of residence,” said Bishop McAleenan. “They demonstrate a Read more
Two animal rights activists briefly stormed Pope Francis’ general audience in the Vatican on Wednesday to protest against bullfighting. The activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) climbed over barriers from the pews into the aisle of the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. They wore T-shirts that read “stop blessing corridas” and held Read more
The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn the ordination certificates of four men he ordained as deacons on July 12 after it was revealed he had been presented with allegedly forged documents claiming the men were qualified for holy orders. In a statement issued July 30, Bishop Martin Dada Olorunmolu revoked the four Read more
A Wellington Catholic primary school is facing potential closure because of stagnant population growth in the capital. Parents of students at Cardinal McKeefry Catholic Primary School in Wilton have been told the Wellington Catholic Archdiocese had spoken to the Ministry of Education to consider the school’s future. Kelly Ross, vicar for education and the director Read more
In anticipation of the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, seven French pilgrimages began on July 28, and they will meet at the medieval Catholic cathedral in September. The legendary church’s reopening “is a historic moment and an opportunity to march behind the Blessed Virgin,” reads the Les 7 Routes Notre-Dame website. Named for the Blessed Read more
Bishop Michael Gielen has announced the name of Christchurch’s new Catholic cathedral. Plans to construct the building on the Barbadoes Street site of the original Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament were confirmed earlier this year, a change from earlier plans to build it on Armagh Street. The older cathedral opened in 1905 but was demolished Read more
Indonesia’s anti-terror agency examined security arrangements at Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral in the capital, Jakarta, on Aug 1. Pope Francis will visit the cathedral in September. National Counterterrorism Agency officials inspected the cathedral after police arrested a terror suspect in Malang, East Java, who allegedly planned to attack two houses of worship. “The goal Read more
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Orthodox Church have issued a joint statement on adding the Filioque clause to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, a theological issue that has divided the Eastern and Western Church traditions for almost a thousand years. The word ‘filioque’ (‘and the Son’ in English) to describe the procession of the Holy Read more
After 25 years under “Chavismo,” many Venezuelans hoped that the July 28 elections would lead to a decisive defeat of leader Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power for 11 years. However, once more the regime showed it’s not willing to go down and announced shortly after midnight that the president was re-elected. One of Read more
At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday by Interior Department officials who called on the government to apologize for the schools. The investigation commissioned by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland found marked and unmarked graves at 65 of the Read more