The world seems to have lost the climate change gains made during the pandemic. After a slowdown of global carbon emissions during the pandemic, fossil fuel levels are bouncing back to higher levels than ever before. They’re forecast to rise 1 percent worldwide – reaching a new record that’s likely to soar even further when Read more
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Far-right Poles have Ukraine on their minds at Independence Day march
Monday, November 14th, 2022Warsaw’s annual “Independence March” by far-right nationalist groups has long been used to espouse Polish pride, but Ukraine was on their minds at this year’s event. “Hitler is dead but Putin is alive and he is repeating history with the Ukrainians,” declared Stanislaw Fidurski, a 95-year-old retired colonel at Friday’s march, which was led by Read more
Cardinal on Vatican sex abuse committee a child abuser
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, 78, admitted Monday to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago when he was a parish priest in France. Cardinal Ricard is a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; the department charged with investigating abuse cases in the Catholic Church. “I have decided not to remain Read more
Faith by podcast
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
A new podcast, “Catechism in a Year“, is set to launch on 1 January, 2023. Father Mike Schmitz who hosted the very popular “Bible in a Year” podcase says that with “Catechism in a Year” he hopes that people “will not only grow in information but real transformation” through the new podcast. Schmitz says he Read more
Vatican-China deal: things worse for Catholics
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
The Vatican’s decision to renew the secretive Vatican-China deal amid Beijing’s crackdown on religious freedom conditions is making things worse for Catholics, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) members say. USCIRF Commissioner David Curry (pictured) says “USCIRF is disappointed that the Vatican had decided to renew the provisional agreement with the Chinese government Read more
“God is out of the picture in this damned synodal process”
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
Dutch bishop, Robert Mutsaerts, is questioning the presence of God in the Synodal process, saying the Holy Spirit has nothing to do with it. “God is out of the picture in this damned synodal process,” he says. Mutsaerts is the auxiliary bishop of Den Bosch in the Netherlands. Critical of the working document for the Read more
Pope’s stand on death penalty will be Bahrain trip legacy
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
Pope Francis’s stand on Bahrain’s death penalty shocked incredulous witnesses last week. His stand will be his trip’s legacy, says a death row inmate’s wife. Francis made his views on the death penalty clear during his first speech in Bahrain last Thursday. He chose the country’s royal palace to address two of the most contentious Read more
Former Pope Benedict to defend himself over abuse cover-up accusation
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
Former Pope Benedict XVI plans to defend himself in a civil lawsuit. The lawsuit has been lodged at a German court by a man who accuses him of helping cover up historical abuse. Back in June, a so-called declaratory action was brought on behalf of a man, then 38-years old. The man said he was Read more
Ukrainian Catholic leader gives Pope Francis Russian mine fragment
Thursday, November 10th, 2022The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church gave Pope Francis a piece from an exploded Russian mine during a visit to the Vatican on Monday. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk is in Rome this week to speak with Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia about the war in Ukraine. It is his first Read more
China Passes New Women’s Protection Law: Key Takeaways for Employers
Thursday, November 10th, 2022On October 30, 2022, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body, passed the revised Law on the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests (hereinafter referred to as the “Women’s Protection Law”). The amended Women’s Protection Law, which will take effect on January 1, 2023, added nearly 30 new provisions Read more