Two individuals who glued themselves to the plinth of the renowned Laocoon group at the Vatican in August 2022, are now appealing their prison sentences. As reported by the Italian newspaper “il Giornale,” the Vatican criminal court has scheduled their appeal hearing for early February. The two Italian environmental activists, a young woman and an Read more
Ten months before the reopening of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Archbishop Laurent Ulrich presented the schedule for the inauguration of the French capital’s Gothic masterpiece, scheduled for December 8, 2024. The reopening period will include numerous celebrations and pilgrimages and will extend from December 8, 2024, to June 8, 2025, the feast of Pentecost, Read more
Rebecca Taylor-Hunt, Director of the Catholic Enquiry Centre, reports that among an exhibition of relics unearthed beneath the earthquake-ravaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch, a minute fragment of The Blessed Virgin Mary’s veil and a piece of the true cross are prominently featured. Titled ‘Saints in Coffee Jars’, the relics are currently on Read more
Singapore’s parliament passed a law on Monday that could jail “dangerous” sex offenders and violent criminals indefinitely. The “Sentence for Enhanced Public Protection” (SEPP) aims to keep convicts who show signs that they might re-offend behind bars, even after their jail terms have ended. The legislation will apply to offenders convicted of serious violent or Read more
The bishops and congregational leaders of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand, dispute claims on social media that the Catholic Church did not freely choose to be included in the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care. Comments on social media also say the Church “actually made excuses not to be included” and it “fought Read more
A female Anglican bishop who has campaigned for “gender equality” addressed the Council of Cardinals on Monday as part of a session dedicated to deepening a reflection “on the role of women in the Church.” Rev Jo Bailey Wells, deputy secretary general of the Anglican Communion, was one of the first generation of women to Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster offered prayers for King Charles III after Buckingham Palace announced Monday that the king would step away from some public duties amid cancer treatment. “I am saddened to learn that King Charles is now facing a time of treatment for cancer. On behalf of the entire Catholic Community in England Read more
Argentina`s President-elect Javier Milei has decided to convert from Catholicism to Judaism, Azernews reports, citing foreign media outlets. According to the agency, the Argentine leader took part in a Jewish service in Buenos Aires on November 25, where he received a blessing from a rabbi. Upon arrival in New York on November 27, Milei went Read more
The country’s first community based Depression Recovery Centre is set to open in Wellington early next year, established by a not-for-profit charity. It will offer a therapeutic day programme for people with moderate to severe mental health issues, and hopes to serve 300 people per year, at purpose built premises in Cuba Street. The centre, Read more
Villagers uncovered 18 charred bodies after junta forces burned homes in a village in central Myanmar, residents and defence forces told Radio Free Asia. Junta soldiers and the military-backed Pyu Saw Htee militia attacked a village in Monywa township on Saturday morning. Roughly 80 soldiers stationed nearby stormed Kya Paing village and began torching houses, Read more