Disabled Catholics are praising Pope Francis’s use of a wheelchair in public. “To see Pope Francis having relationships, doing his papal duties” using a wheelchair or a cane, “it just reminds me of the goodness of a weak body like mine, because this is one of the holiest people in the world able to love Read more
The Vatican is under pressure to make a statement about the arrest of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez (pictured) following his incarceration on August 19. Despite requests from several journalists, the Vatican has kept silent on the detainment of Matagalpa’s bishop. Álvarez is known for criticising President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo. Read more
The Anglican Church in Australia has split, triggered by intractable divisions over same-sex marriage and accusations that bishops are out of touch with grassroots Anglicans. The Diocese of the Southern Cross was officially launched in Canberra on Sunday, with former Sydney Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies (pictured) named its first bishop. “I think you’ll see the Read more
Catholic nuns from a missionary order in the Philippines are facing charges of financing terrorism and violating the country’s anti-terrorism law. The Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) have made a statement denouncing the criminal charges filed by the country’s Department of Justice. None of the allegations and charges were based on solid evidence. They Read more
The Philippine education department has launched a probe after a series of schools shut down across the country allegedly over financial constraints stemming from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 860 out of 14,000 private schools in the Catholic-majority nation have closed their doors since the pandemic hit two years ago, according to Read more
Half a million people took part in the diocesan phase of the synod on synodality in Italy, according to the country’s national synthesis document. The 13-page text, submitted by the Italian bishops’ conference to the Vatican on August 15, said that around 50,000 synodal groups were formed in the country “for a total participation of Read more
A journalist who wrote an article accusing the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians threatened by armed militants was arrested and will be tried on charges of “cyberstalking”. Luka Binniyat, a Catholic human rights reporter, is facing prison after writing an article in which the Nigerian government was criticised for its inaction in the Read more
Employees at Google’s parent company are urging the search engine to suppress results for pro-life crisis pregnancy centres, according to a petition sent on Monday by the company union to Alphabet Inc CEO Sundar Pichai. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V Wade, more than 650 employees at Alphabet Inc Read more
The report synthesising Ireland’s feedback on the synod on synodality is very clear. “Anyone with two eyes in their head can see that renewal in our church is clearly and urgently necessary. “The challenge is to find the good way of renewal,” says Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell. The Catholic Church in Ireland and across Read more
Human rights activist Bianca Jagger (pictured) has called on Pope Francis to condemn the Nicaraguan government’s targeted attacks on the Catholic Church. Jagger is among the thousands of Nicaraguan Catholics in constant vigil for detained Bishop José Álvarez who has been under house arrest in northern Nicaragua with 11 companions since 4 August. “I feel Read more