Violence in Nicaragua must end, say Catholic church leaders including bishops and the Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua. The Nuncio, Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, has appealed for peace in the Pope’s name. Violence has beset the country since April this year. “With all my human and spiritual strength, I appeal to the consciences of all to Read more
A teenager’s canonisation will be included with others formally recognised as saints on 14 October. The canonisation will coincide with the world synod of bishops on young people, which will be meeting in Rome. Blessed Nunzio Sulprizio will be recognised as a saint along with Blessed Oscar Romero, Blessed Paul VI and four others. Read Read more
The Dublin archdiocese is seeking 4,000 Eucharistic ministers to serve at the papal Mass. According to the archdiocese around 500,000 people are expected for the closing Mass which will be celebrated by Pope Francis on 26 August. Read more
Pro-LGBT priest Father Paul Morton has published an “open letter” to Glasgow’s Father Mark Morris on the “St. Bride’s RC” Facebook page. In it, he rebukes Morris for his attitude towards Glasgow’s LGBT Pride celebrations. Read more
Catholics could remember the centenary of Czar Nicholas II and his family in 1918 with “penance and reflection,” says the secretary-general of the Russian bishops’ conference. Msgr. Igor Kovalevsky says killing the royal family “was one of the first steps on a path of mass murder, forced labor, religious persecution and genocide which led on Read more
A Communist Party plan to tax the compensation the state must pay religious groups in the Czech Republic is upsetting church leaders. Seventeen religious denominations – Christian and Jewish – are legally entitled to recover or be compensated for assets confiscated during the post-World War II Cold War. As the largest denomination, the Catholic church Read more
Proposed changes to the Religious Education (RE) syllabus have been met with outrage in the UK. The Catholic Education Service (CES) and the Bishop with special responsibility for RE say they are “not happy” with a report calling for urgent reform of religion in schools in England and Wales. The say it is “a direct Read more
Childcare homes run by the Missionaries of Charity in India will be inspected after employees at one shelter were accused of selling babies for adoption. Sister Konsalia Balsa and social worker Anima Indwar were arrested after allegedly trying to sell a baby for UK£1,325 (about NZ$2,500). They have also been accused of having already sold Read more
Environmental protection is an issue the Vatican’s former top legal advisor says should be included in canon law. Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, says caring for the environment is “one of the most serious duties” for the faithful today. Christians should not only “not harm” but “improve” the Read more
A cabinet minister in Britain’s Conservative Party wants Catholic Church leaders to change Catholic teaching on birth control. Penny Mordaunt, the International Development Secretary, met with Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, and the head of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Read more