A papal envoy prayed beside a mass grave in Ukraine on Good Friday. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, during a visit to a newly liberated area of northern Ukraine, was pictured praying on April 15 at a grave containing 80 bodies. The Holy See press office said that the papal almoner traveled to Borodianka, a town around Read more
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Angry survivors want to determine Pope’s Canadian apology
Monday, April 11th, 2022
Survivors of Canada’s residential schools say they should decide when and where the pope comes to apologise. The apology must be given to all survivors, and some would not feel comfortable attending a traditional Catholic event, the angry survivors say. The comments from the current indigenous leaders represent a new generation that wants redress rather Read more
Soldiers enter Myanmar Catholic cathedral, detain archbishop
Monday, April 11th, 2022
Soldiers from the Myanmar military forcibly took control of a Catholic cathedral in Mandalay and detained an archbishop along with dozens of worshippers. Approximately 40 soldiers entered Sacred Heart Cathedral before a Lenten prayer service on Friday, April 8. They refused to allow worshipers to leave. The soldiers also occupied other buildings on the compound. Read more
US archdiocese sells properties for carbon-neutral project
Monday, April 11th, 2022
Four properties owned by the Archdiocese of Seattle and St James Cathedral have been sold and will be redeveloped by a company recognised for its long-term commitment to sustainable building. The vision is to create an inspiring carbon-neutral community that enhances the future of Seattle’s First Hill neighbourhood while also supporting the mission of the Read more
Police guidelines make way for Last Rites
Monday, April 11th, 2022
A change to police guidelines in England and Wales will enable badly injured victims of crime to receive the Last Rites. The change followed the murder of Catholic MP Sir David Amess, who didn’t receive the Last Rites before he died because police wouldn’t let the priest who would administer them into the crime scene. Read more
Russian Orthodox Church ejection from World Council likely
Monday, April 11th, 2022
The Russian Orthodox Church’s use of Christian teaching to justify Russia’s war on Ukraine is leading to calls for its expulsion from the World Council of Churches (WCC). The most recent call came from former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams, after Patriarch Kirill of Moscow praised his country’s armed forces and claimed they were acting Read more
Pope Francis kisses battered Ukraine flag from Bucha
Monday, April 11th, 2022
Pope Francis on Wednesday kissed a battered Ukrainian flag that he said was brought to him from the “martyred” Ukrainian city of Bucha as he denounced the “massacre” there and called again for an end to the war. Francis held the flag as he welcomed a half-dozen Ukrainian refugee children up to the stage of Read more
Pope’s migration appeal sparks attacks
Monday, April 11th, 2022The pope’s visit to migrants and asylum seekers in Ħal Far has sparked outrage among many Facebook users who rejected his appeal for charity and overwhelmingly told him to take migrants back with him to the Vatican. During his two-day visit to Malta, the pontiff visited the Peace Lab in Ħal Far where he met Read more
Archbishop of Canterbury to meet area residential school survivors
Monday, April 11th, 2022The Archbishop of Canterbury will hold an informal meeting with residential school survivors next month in Brantford. The Most Rev. Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, is visiting Canada from April 29 to May 3 to highlight the church’s desire to pursue reconciliation with indigenous people. Read more
Bishops urge priests who fathered children to leave priesthood
Monday, April 11th, 2022
Leaders of the bishops’ conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have urged priests who have fathered children to leave the ministry to care for those children. The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) recently issued a 19-page internal document, “At the School of Jesus Christ: for an authentic priestly life.” The paper aims Read more