You wouldn’t think the socks you wear would have a great effect on your day, but for some Catholics, they do. Whether it’s in wearing St Michael for a job interview, Mother Teresa for a day of volunteering or St Ignatius for a celebration of everyone’s favourite religious order, many place great importance on their Read more
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Pakistan Church seeks roll back of ‘Islamised’ school curriculum
Monday, July 25th, 2022Catholic bishops have appealed to Pakistan’s government to stop the imposition of a revised school curriculum making Islamic instruction a significant part of compulsory subjects, including languages and social sciences. The Catholic Bishop’s National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) expressed its concerns about the Islamic content in textbooks under the country’s Single National Curriculum Read more
Pope Francis: The poor suffer the most from heat waves, drought
Monday, July 25th, 2022As Europe faces record high temperatures and summer wildfires, Pope Francis has pointed out that the poor suffer the most from heat waves, drought and other environmental extremes. In a message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the Pope said it is “the poorest among us who are crying out.” Read more
Catholics still persecuted in China, confirms Taiwan Government
Monday, July 25th, 2022China’s persecution of Catholics has escalated, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This comes even as one Vatican official said the two sides are talking about opening a representative office in Beijing. According to spokesperson Joanne Ou, the Vatican has been requesting China’s permission for a representative office to be established since 1999. Yet, Read more
Combat media ‘toxicity, urges Pope
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
Pope Francis says Catholic media communicators need to use extra care and make educational efforts in their work. They need to find ways to combat situations where media can “become places of toxicity, hate speech and fake news,” he says. His message for members of Signis, the World Catholic Association for Communication, makes his position Read more
Scott Morrison tells Pentecostals to trust God, not governments
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
People should trust God, not governments says former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. In a sermon to churchgoers at Perth’s Pentecostal Victory Life Centre, Morrison said in his experience it would be a mistake to trust governments. “We trust in Him. We don’t trust in governments. We don’t trust in United Nations, thank goodness. “We Read more
Australian parents seek clarity over mask-wearing guidelines in schools
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
Parents of school children in the Australian state of Victoria have asked for clarity after receiving a letter containing mask-wearing recommendations for students. A joint letter to parents from groups representing Victorian public, independent and Catholic schools has asked school students aged eight and over to wear masks in class. However, the state government said Read more
Canadian bishops announce indigenous fund is accepting proposals
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has announced the special fund to support healing and reconciliation efforts with Indigenous communities has begun accepting proposals. The Indigenous Reconciliation Fund was established in 2022 to support and advance healing and reconciliation initiatives with Indigenous communities, following the Canadian bishops’ pledge to do so last year. The Read more
Vatican policy orders foreign investment accounts to be closed
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
The Vatican has issued a new investments policy to ensure they are ethical, green, low-risk and avoid weapons industries and health sectors involved in abortion, contraception and embryonic stem cells. The policy requires Vatican departments to close investment accounts held in foreign banks and transfer them to the Vatican. The new policy was approved by Read more
Ivana Trump’s funeral service in Catholic Church
Thursday, July 21st, 2022Ivana Trump, the glamorous businesswoman and ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, was remembered as “a force of nature” and “the embodiment of the American dream” at her funeral in Manhattan on Wednesday. “She had brains; she had beauty,” her son Eric Trump said in a speech at the historic St Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church Read more