A church bell that was kept hidden by a Muslim family during the Islamic State’s occupation of Mosul rang out above St Paul’s Chaldean Catholic Cathedral on Sunday for the first time in eight years. Christians from across Iraq’s Nineveh Plain came to the cathedral to participate in the bell-ringing ceremony and Divine Liturgy on Read more
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Bell rings out from Catholic cathedral in Mosul for the first time since ISIS occupation
Monday, November 21st, 2022Vatican denies legal claims of former Vatican auditors and investigates them instead
Monday, November 21st, 2022Vatican prosecutors shot down a legal suit filed by ex-Vatican auditor Libero Milone and his deputy, Ferruccio Panicco, on Wednesday (Nov 16) and reopened criminal investigations into the two men who once oversaw the balance sheets of Vatican departments. “This is unacceptable!” said a visibly irate Milone at a news conference in Rome on Thursday. Read more
Tributes pour in for champion of China’s political reforms
Monday, November 21st, 2022Chinese pro-democracy activists and dissidents from around the world paid tributes to Bao Tong, a former official of the Communist Party (CCP) and a champion of political reforms, who died last week. Tong, was a writer, political commentator, and activist who became the director of the Office of Political Reform of the CCP Central Committee. Read more
Church land sale sees cardinal in court
Thursday, November 17th, 2022
A top court in the southern Indian state of Kerala has demanded a cardinal appear to face questions over his alleged involvement in the sale of Church lands. The Kerela High Court dismissed an appeal by Cardinal George Alencherry seeking exemption from appearing in a district court. The decision means the head of Eastern rite Read more
Do something to care for the poor, in whom we find Jesus
Thursday, November 17th, 2022
To mark World Day of the Poor on Sunday, Pope Francis challenged Christians to be lighted candles of hope in the midst of darkness. Walking the talk and supported by generous local businesses, Caritas and the Sant’Egidio community, Francis hosted a lunch for 1,300 poor and homeless. As well as lunch, other initiatives for the Read more
Archdiocese cancels annual Youth Rally and Mass for Life
Thursday, November 17th, 2022
The Archdiocese of Washington, DC, has cancelled its annual Youth Rally and Mass for Life. Both are usually held in conjunction with the national March for Life in Washington DC. “After a consultation process that involved dialogue with other dioceses, ministry leaders, and the partners who assist the archdiocese in hosting the annual rally and Read more
Christian youth find their voices at COP27
Thursday, November 17th, 2022
COP27’s world leaders have been finding Christian youth and faith organisations are finding their voices through protests. The Christian youths have been at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) with an agenda of their own: to dramatise the hurt the environment is suffering and and, with it, the entire human race. ,Joe Bongay Read more
Church defends small compensation payouts for dead priests’ alleged abuse
Thursday, November 17th, 2022
The Catholic church in Australia is defending small compensation payouts for dead priests’ alleged abuse. In June, the New South Wales courts permanently stayed a civil claim brought by a survivor, known as GLJ, who alleged horrific abuse at the hands of Father Clarence Anderson in Lismore in 1968 when she was 14. The court Read more
Lay role in choosing bishops hits legal ‘snag’
Thursday, November 17th, 2022
A call from Germany’s “synodal way” to give lay Catholics a clearly defined role in choosing bishops has run into problems. The Southern German Archdiocese of Bamberg says the decision seems incompatible with a concordat governing the appointment of bishops. In their document “Involvement of the faithful in the appointment of the diocesan bishop,” synodal Read more
Jury finds priest not guilty in child sex abuse case dating to 1990s
Thursday, November 17th, 2022An Allegheny County jury on Monday acquitted a Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese priest who had been accused of sexually abusing a child in the 1990s. The Rev Robert Cedolia, 71, was found not guilty of indecent assault and corruption of minors. He was accused of assaulting an 8-year-old boy in 1998 at Our Lady of Joy Read more