A Catholic bishop in Puerto Rico has described his removal from office by Pope Francis as “totally unjust.” Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres, who has led the Diocese of Arecibo since 2010, said he had been asked to resign because he “had not been obedient to the pope nor had I been in sufficient communion with Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has “earned the hatred of the whole world,” according to the leader of Orthodox Christianity. “We are entering a new era of cold war,” Patriarch Bartholomew (pictured) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople said in a Turkish-language broadcast interview. “We do not know what will happen next. I Read more
A group of supporters is advocating for the process of canonisation for Father Peter Young, a revered Albany street priest. He rescued untold lives from the wreckage of addiction and incarceration. The push for sainthood began around the first anniversary of Young’s death at age 90 on December 9, 2020, after a long fight with Read more
Ask a Christian to describe other Christians, and the answers likely will be “giving,” “compassionate,” “loving”, and “respectful.” Ask a non-Christian on the other hand, and the more likely descriptors you’ll get for Christians are “hypocritical,” “judgmental”, and “self-righteous.” Non-Christians are also far more likely to say Christians do not represent the teachings of Jesus. Read more
Abortion figured prominently in President Joe Biden’s statement in observance of International Women’s Day. It again underscores how his policies toward the unborn conflict with Catholic teaching on the right to life. “Every person deserves the chance to live up to their full God-given potential, without regard for gender or other factors,” Biden, a Catholic, Read more
Four men were convicted in Paris of terrorist conspiracy after the murder of a Catholic priest in a Normandy church in 2016, an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The four were handed sentences of between eight years and life in prison over the attack on Father Jacques Hamel, 85. Fr Hamel was stabbed Read more
Well over a million refugees have crossed the border from Ukraine into Poland since the Russian invasion began three weeks ago. The Catholic Church in Poland is among those stepping up to welcome and care for for them and is encouraging all Poles to do the same. Poles as one are responding with open arms. The Read more
Ukrainian people’s gay pride and sinful behaviour caused the Russian invasion into their country, says Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill. Taking to the pulpit Kirill told the people that spiritual danger justified his country’s invasion of Ukraine. Depicting the war in spiritual terms, he said, “We have entered into a struggle that has not a physical, Read more
A Catholic bishop has dismissed a priest from his parish for not following his directives. In a letter informing parishioners about Father Peter Williams’s dismissal, Bishop Christopher Coyne of Burlington US said the matter concerned “his serious disobedience and disrespect shown to the office of the bishop,”. The “disobedience and disrespect” refers to Williams’s refusal Read more
A court in Argentina has sentenced a Catholic bishop, well known to Pope Francis, to a jail term in an abuse case involving two young seminarians. Gustavo Zanchetta, former bishop of Orán in Argentina, was detained immediately and is now serving four and a half years in prison. Zanchetta denied all charges in the criminal Read more