Disturbing reports from cash-strapped Zimbabwe indicate that girls and women are resorting to using cow dung as sanitary pads as inflation “hits feminine hygiene products,” according to Africanews. It’s a report that Richard Savo, head of programmes for Catholic Relief Services in Zimbabwe, said hits home. “As someone with a young daughter and teenage family Read more
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Wildfires force monks out of Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain
Thursday, July 28th, 2022For the first time since 1835, the monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain — known for their Gregorian chant — have been forced to abandon the seclusion of their cells. However, this time it’s not because of a political decision of the enemies of the Church but as a precaution against Read more
Australians promote Billings fertility pioneers as potential saints
Thursday, July 28th, 2022An Australian couple who pioneered one of the world’s most successful natural fertility methods are being celebrated as potential saints by those in the medical profession who worked with them and families who benefited from their innovative ovulation method, now taught in more than 40 countries around the world. Drs John and Evelyn Billings are Read more
Vatican warns German Catholic Church of potential for schism
Monday, July 25th, 2022
The Vatican has warned the German Catholic Church of the potential for a schism if it pursues new moral or doctrinal norms during its Synodal Way process. Members of the Synodal Way, a group made up of equal numbers of German bishops and lay Catholics, meet regularly. In February, they called on the Catholic Church Read more
German bishops ‘astonished’ by Vatican rebuke
Monday, July 25th, 2022
German bishops have hit back against a Vatican warning over the direction of the Synodal Way, saying they were “astonished” by the rebuke. The Vatican said Germany’s synodal path is a threat to church unity at a universal level. The Holy See stressed that the undertaking lacks the authority to compel bishops to make changes Read more
Catholics targeted in Nigerian abductions and killings
Monday, July 25th, 2022
Catholics appear to be the targets of numerous planned Nigerian abductions and killings. In a recent example last month, two priests were abducted from a parish function at a Catholic Church in Kaduna state. Four days later the murdered body (pictured left) of one was found. The other (pictured right) escaped. A statement from the Read more
Abductions and dehumanising treatment of women and children reported
Monday, July 25th, 2022
Abductions and dehumanising treatment of women and children has become commonplace in Mozambique during the country’s war against terror. The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) says that in the Cabo Delgado region this includes sexploitation for “free” food rations. “It is prevalent. Since 2020 we have been receiving reports of women and children from Read more
Canadian residential school survivors: ‘We can forgive, but we’ll never forget’
Monday, July 25th, 2022
Residential school survivors from the Canadian province of Manitoba preparing to travel to Edmonton for the Pope’s first stop in Canada have said, ‘We can forgive, but we’ll never forget.’ Linda Daniels, 68, is one of those travelling to see Pope Francis. She was forced to attend the Sandy Bay Residential School, and is nervous Read more
Pope arrives in Canada on penitential trip
Monday, July 25th, 2022
Pope Francis has arrived in Canada on what he calls a “penitential” trip. The Vatican says the trip’s theme is “walking together”. Francis hopes to reconcile with Canada’s indigenous people for the abuse indigenous children suffered at mostly church-run residential schools. Hundreds of possible grave sites have been found at the schools. Catholic missionaries are Read more