All Black great Sean Fitzpatrick joined world sports representatives at the Vatican last week at the first-ever global conference on faith and sport Both Fitzpatrick and Argentinian rugby star Hugo Porta spoke at the three-day conference, where the Sport in Service of Humanity project was launched. The project aims to unite people from every faith, nationality Read more
Archbishop Desmond Tutu wants the option of an assisted death. The Anglican Church – of which Mr Tutu is a member – is against assisted dying. The South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate, social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. Writing in the Read more
Donald Trump has a message for Catholics: I will be there for you. I will stand with you. I will fight for you. “I am, and will remain, pro-life.” Catholics, however, have called on Trump to step down following his lewd comments about women in a leaked audio recording from 2005. Despite this, Trump is Read more
Madonna, entertainment world superstar, knew she wanted to be “a nun or a movie star” by the time she was in fifth grade. Then, during high school she said she became “slightly schizophrenic as I couldn’t choose between class virgin or the other kind – both of them had their values as far as I Read more
The Sistine Chapel Choir has released an albumn for the Year of Mercy. This is the second year in a row the choir has recorded an album. This year’s album includes pieces by Palestrina that focus on mercy in honor of the Jubilee. Created in partnership with the classical music label Deutsche Grammophon, the second Read more
Pope Francis will open the academic year at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family in Rome. In a last-minute change, he will replace Cardinal Robert Sarah who had been scheduled to open the new year. The news of Francis’s s attendance comes just weeks after he controversially hand-picked Read more
Murdered Catholic catechists’ bodies have been found dumped on a roadside in Mexico. Their bullet-riddled bodies were found in the southern Mexican state of Michoacan. The victims – four young men – are in the latest killings in the region. They were Jesus Aguilar Alejandro Ayala, 22-year-old day laborer; Wilibaldo Hernandez, 21, a farmer; Jesus Alberto Read more
Saving the world – one person at a time – is a big ask. But that’s what Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, a member of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Uganda aims to do. She says she is fortunate. She wasn’t kidnapped, sold as a sex slave nor given as a reward to Read more
Polands total abortion ban proposal roused thousands of Polish women to take to the streets in protest this week. The “Black Monday” protesters wore black and waved black flags. Along with many men,they boycotted jobs and classes as part of a nationwide strike. The mainly Catholic country already has one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion Read more
Fossil fuel investments are officially off numerous Catholic groups’ financial portfolio lists. Catholic groups around the globe are divesting their financial interests in fossil fuels. Their decision came hours before the European Union voted to ratify the Paris Agreement. The Agreement sets up the global accord to address climate change to enter into force. Divestment Read more