Catholics in the United Kingdom that are part of the personal ordinariate, a kind of diocese originally set up to receive groups of Anglican Christians into full communion with the Catholic Church, have welcomed Pope Francis' appointment of their first bishop --
Scandals involving two bishops in different parts of the world — one in South America and one in Europe — didn’t make many headlines in the United States, but writer Christopher Altieri notes that doesn’t mean that they should be ignored. The
Heartbreaking images of mothers and fathers handing their infants and toddlers to U.S. soldiers during the evacuation of Kabul were like seeing the desperation of Jochebed, Moses' mother, as she put him in a basket in the Nile River to save him,
A Catholic church serving more than 300 Christian families in Pakistan's commercial capital of Karachi was demolished Aug. 24 despite resistance from a civil society group and warnings from U.N. human rights experts.
The Save Karachi Movement, a group of lawyers, human rights
Caritas Pakistan has alerted its diocesan units bordering neighboring Afghanistan to help refugees fleeing the Taliban's takeover of the country, reported ucanews.com.
Thousands of Afghans have entered Pakistan via the Chaman border crossing, one of the most active trade and travel routes between
In a gallery of The British Museum, light plays on an array of medieval crosses, reliquaries and manuscripts, as an audiovisual display reenacts one of English history's most notorious crimes.
At the center, three stained-glass windows, painstakingly transferred from Canterbury Cathedral, convey images
Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva of São José do Rio Preto resigned after a video of him exposing himself on an internet call went viral on social media Aug. 13. The resignation was accepted by Pope Francis and the Brazilian bishops' conference
The Tokyo Archdiocese suspended public Masses until Sept. 12 as COVID-19 cases continue to spread in Japan, especially in the capital and adjacent areas.
Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo announced the new measures Aug. 14; they took effect Aug. 16, reported ucanews.com.
The headlines coming out of Canada over the past several months have been nothing short of horrific: Hundreds of children who were once students at residential schools run by the Church found in unmarked graves. In a new analysis for Our Sunday
Caritas Italy announced the suspension of charitable activities in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of the country.
In a statement released Aug. 15, Caritas said the "instability of the situation has led to the suspension of all activities" and has
The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti collapsed the bishop's residence in Les Cayes, killing one priest, leaving one missing and injuring Cardinal Chibly Langlois.
Father Emile Beldor died of his injuries after the Aug. 14 quake. Father Jean-Antoine Coulanges is reported missing.