Catholic leaders: Don’t forget refugees during pandemic
People around the world have practiced solidarity during the pandemic, and they should do the same for refugees, Catholic humanitarian leaders said on World Refugee Day.
Pope Francis pleads with Catholics not to gossip
Pope Francis implored Catholics Sunday not to gossip about one another’s faults, but instead to follow Jesus’ directive on fraternal correction in the Gospel of Matthew.
Pope not changing church teaching on gay unions, Secretariat of State says
The Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the world insisting that Pope Francis was not changing or challenging the doctrine of the church.
Covid Vaccine: What about Africa?
As Europe and the United States roll out aggressive anti-Covid vaccination programs, the best-case scenario is that Africa will receive a substantial volume of the vaccine only about the middle of 2021.
Pope releases theme of Migrants and Refugees Day message
Pope Francis announces the theme for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees to take place on 26 September, which this year is “Towards an ever wider ‘we’.”
Chinese Christians honor ancestors at Easter
As the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday approached, parishioners of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Xiantao city in China’s Hubei province were alarmed by the sounds of fireworks and firecrackers.