Pope Francis’ physicians have asked him not to undertake his scheduled journey to Dubai to participate in the COP28 Summit, and he has accepted their advice “with great regret.” A statement to participants in a seminar on “Ethics in Health Management” Francis indicated that his health has improved, he not longer has a fever. He Read more
A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said that it documented a drastic increase in antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct 7. The RIAS group said it recorded 994 incidents, which is an average of 29 incidents per day and an increase of 320% compared to the same Read more
Russia’s extensive drone attack on Kyiv Nov 25 damaged the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. Russia launched close to 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones at Ukraine’s capital as Ukrainians marked Holodomor Remembrance Day. The day commemorates the 7 million to 10 million victims of an artificial famine waged by Soviet dictator Read more
Asians who are not affiliated with a religion tend to support legalizing same-sex marriage, according to the results of a new survey done by the Pew Research Center. Close to half of Asians or a median of 49 percent of adults in 12 Asian countries, favor legalizing gay and lesbian marriage, the survey report released on Nov. Read more
The founder of St Michael’s Media and Church Militant, a far-right Catholic media group, has resigned due to an unspecified violation of the organisation’s morality clause. Michael Voris (pictured) stepped down as president of the Michigan-based enterprise dedicated to addressing the erosion of the Catholic faith. The group stated “Michael Voris has been asked to Read more
Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell has expressed profound shock over a stabbing attack on innocent victims, calling for prayers and healing for those affected. Three children and an adult fell victim to a stabbing incident near the Gaelscoil Coláiste Mhuire primary school in Parnell Square, Dublin on Thursday. In a statement released on the Archdiocese Read more
Austrian theologian Paul Zulehner (pictured) is unconcerned with Pope Francis’ recent critique of the German Catholic Church’s Synodal Committee. Zulehner views the Pope’s reply to four critics of the German reform efforts as a “gesture of respect and courtesy”. Prof Zulehner noted this in a November 22 post on his private blog. Recently a letter Read more
At the start of his Sunday Angelus message, Pope Francis disclosed that he is battling a lung condition. The health scare prompted the Pontiff to cancel his Sunday appointments and undergo a CT scan. With the CT scan results proving negative, Francis returned from the hospital and participated in the Angelus message, albeit in a Read more
The scourge of domestic and family violence must end – so say Australia’s Catholic Social Services Victoria and the Catholic Diocese of Sale. They’re on a mission to educate, inform and equip parish communities to address the problem. They put together a pilot programme, ‘Shining A Light’, and ran it between March and July last Read more
Some German Synodal Path suggestions for change won’t be happening, says the Vatican. Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has written an official note to the German Bishops’ Conference secretary general, Beate Gilles to clarify the Vatican’s stance on the German Synodal Path reform proposals. Non-negotiable issues Some issues are “non-negotiable”, Parolin told Gilles, Read more