The prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Cardinal Michael Czerny, releases a message ahead of Sea Sunday, which is observed on 10 July, and highlights the issue of shore leave and the…
The Bishop of Malakal says Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin’s visit to a South Sudan refugee camp shows Pope Francis’ and the Church’s care for those who have been forced from their homes by…
Sitka, Alaska, July 7, 2022 Photo: ytimg.com A new YouTube channel from the Orthodox Church in America’s Diocese of Alaska was launched earlier this week. The channel will feature weekly videos from His Grace…
A group of unidentified individuals recently vandalised the parish church of Santa Isabel de Gabú in the eastern part of Guinea-Bissau. Religious leaders are worried about growing religious extremism. Casimiro Jorge Cajucam –Guiné-Bissau. The…
He was born to yield to Another. And we can hardly understand this. To decrease ourselves in order to exalt another—there it is, the mystery of sanctity. His life was a complete puzzle. How…
Nine years ago, Pope Francis visited Lampedusa, an island symbolizing the plight of migrants in the Mediterranean. In that memorable first trip of his pontificate, the Pope emphasized the decisive issue of fraternity. His warnings…
New York, July 7, 2022 Photo: assemblyofbishops.org The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America has launched a new mobile app for iPhone and Android. The goal is “to discover…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia condemns mass killings in the western part of the country that have left more than 300 people dead. By Vatican News staff reporter Ethiopia’s Catholic bishops have decried the…
Fort Ross, California, July 7, 2022 Memorial Day pilgrimage. Photo: wadiocese.org The Western Dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Orthodox Church in America led their annual pilgrimages to the…
07/07/2022 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Last month, a Muslim radical brutally attacked a Christian woman in Egypt, Mona Wafdi Marzouk, nearly killing her. One morning as she was walking to her family’s farm to…
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin celebrates Mass in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, and calls for forgiveness and love to overcome the tendency toward violence and oppression. By Salvatore Cernuzio – Juba, South…
Melitopol, Zaporozhye Province, Ukraine, July 7, 2022 diaconia.ru The Russian Orthodox Church’s St. Alexei Hospital in Moscow will open a new medical office in Melitopol, Ukraine, this weekend. Volunteer doctors will provide free medical…
07/07/2022 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – During a recent visit, an unofficial Vatican representative in Hong Kong met with Catholic missionaries to warn them to prepare for a tougher future. China is tightening its…
Part four of Pope Francis’ interview with Phil Pullella of Reuters news agency, dedicated to financial issues VATICAN NEWS Responding to a question posed by Reuters news agency, Pope Francis said he believes financial reforms…
Sydney, Australia, July 7, 2022 Photo: greekcitytimes.com In the midst of the ongoing debate about abortion, especially in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Archbishop Makarios of the…