A Nigerian priest and inspirational radio broadcaster shocked listeners when he announced that he was quitting the Catholic Church. Patrick Edet has hosted a popular live programme called Grace and Inspiration in his home state of Akwa Ibom for several years. Last Wednesday instead of broadcasting his usual inspirational message he said “On 31 of Read more
The Vatican has written to President Nicolas Maduro asking for Venezuela’s constitutional assembly to be suspended. The Vatican’s call came after a fraudulent election gave Maduro the votes he needed to establish the assembly. The assembly has the power to rewrite the country’s constitution and override all other government branches. This will enable Maduro to Read more
Two Catholic Worker activists with a history of arrests for political dissent are claiming responsibility for repeatedly damaging the Dakota Access Pipeline They could face years in jail for their actions. “We chose to take these actions after seeing the continued desecration of the Earth, which we are to be stewards of,” the activists say. Read more
All Catholics should meet a migrant or refugee and listen to their story, Pope Francis says. To help everyone on their way with this, in late September he will be launching a “Share the Journey” campaign. Caritas Internationalis are leading this two year programme which promotes encounters between people on the move and people living Read more
Just as Jesus preached while commuting to and from Emmaus, a Scottish bishop and priest have been preaching while commuting in Scotland. Last week Paisley’s Bishop John Keenan toured Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire on a double-decker bus, aiming to “bring faith issues to the high street.” The Mercy Bus – also known as “the church Read more
The German Bishops Conference says 40% of its directors of pastoral work are women. The women are responsible for multiple fields of pastoral work, including restructuring pastoral zones, accompanying couples and families, emergency aid, migrant pastoral care and interreligious dialogue. Read more
At least 11 people died and others were critically wounded when gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southeastern Nigeria on Sunday. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities say they do not believe Boko Haram was behind the attack. Read more
Archaeologists say they have found the city where the apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip lived. The city of Julius was located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Read more
The Archbishop of Ottowa may be responsible for some of his parishioners having arachnophobia nightmares after he allowed a giant robotic spider to be perched on Notre Dame Cathedral. The spider is one of two giant robots created by a street theater company of artists, technicians and performers based in Nantes, France. The company, La Read more
An Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) investigation into domestic violence in the Christian Church has drawn criticism from the ABC’s own media monitoring TV programme ‘Media Watch’ and Catholic leaders. ‘Media Watch’ presenter Paul Barry said although the programme reporting the investigation didn’t convince him the ABC was “waging war” on Christianity, its treatment of some Read more