A crazed driver barrelled past a Vatican gate before armed guards opened fire and arrested the man once he reached a palace courtyard, the Holy See said. According to the Vatican press office, the driver sped into the area on Thursday evening, and Vatican gendarmes fired one shot at the car’s front tires. The car Read more
A prominent epidemiologist says it is “obvious” Australia is heading into its fifth wave of Covid. Over the last week, 38,226 cases were reported across Australia, with an average of 5461 cases per day. While cases are spiking in almost every state and territory – including a 44 per cent spike in Tasmania – the Read more
The ecclesiastical court of Moscow has defrocked the clergyman of St Andrew’s Church, priest John Koval, who had previously replaced the word “victory” with “peace” in a prayer, media outlet Pravmir reports. According to the outlet, the court hearing took place on 11 May. The members of the court voted unanimously. At the beginning of Read more
Hospices are essential health services that rely on cake stalls and sales of second-hand clothes just to keep the lights on. Now some of the country’s biggest hospices are warning they will have to cut some services, if they do not get an urgent cash injection from the government. Last week, Hospice New Zealand chief Read more
The US Supreme Court may soon transform the role of faith in the workplace, which could have the effect of elevating the rights of religious workers at the expense of co-workers. On April 18, 2023, the court heard oral arguments in Groff v DeJoy, a case addressing an employer’s obligation to accommodate religious employees’ requests Read more
A young Auckland couple living in transitional housing claim mould in the property has forced them to spend several nights in their car with a five-month-old baby. The couple were living in emergency housing in Papakura, and after the baby was born they were transferred to a two-bedroom apartment in Māngere, but the cleanliness of Read more
Thousands of people have marched in Noumea, protesting in support of New Caledonia’s Catholic schools, which are struggling to keep operating. An estimated 7000 people went to the seat of government and to the Congress building last Friday after the school management warned that budget allocations for this year were US$12 million short of what Read more
Amnesty International has released a report stating that a total of 883 people are known to have been put to death across 20 countries in 2022, marking a rise of 53% compared to 2021. The figures exclude some countries that are thought to carry out executions but where figures are unavailable because data on the Read more
Three of four New Zealand Catholic bishops (NZCBC), the national body for the bishops of New Zealand have new leadership roles. With two dioceses still waiting for a bishop, New Zealand has only four bishops and the changes follow the retirement of Cardinal John Dew. The positions were announced following the Conference meeting in Auckland Read more