Barb Fraze writes for OSV News from Virginia.
The situation in the Gaza Strip is "extremely catastrophic," and people are dying not only from violence but from preventable illnesses, said the CEO of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
"People are really losing their life because of no treatment, no medical care,"
Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, known as William Lai, who opposes Chinese control of Taiwan, won the island democracy's Jan. 13 presidential election, widely watched for its international implications.
Taiwan's Catholic bishops did not comment on the election, but Maryknoll Father Joyalito "Joy"
Prominent Hong Kong Catholic, philanthropist and media mogul Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty to endangering national security in a trial that democracy advocates around the world said includes bogus charges.
If convicted in the trial before three high court judges, Lai, 76, could
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Throughout the various stages of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, church leaders have referred to a new model that includes basic ecclesial communities. But what exactly are those? The communities — often referred to as CEBs for