The unprecedented storms devastating vast areas in Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil since the end of April have already displaced more than half a million people, which has led to the formation of many solidarity networks.
France's bishops issued a joint statement March 19 in response to a draft law on "aid in dying" that French President Emmanuel Macron announced March 10 as a "law of fraternity."
Gathered at the Sanctuary of Lourdes March 19-23, the bishops expressed their
Hong Kong's legislature has fast-tracked a controversial new law that some observers claim could see priests imprisoned if they do not reveal to the authorities certain crimes confessed during the sacrament of penance.
The United Nations and human rights groups have warned that
Church leaders in South Sudan are appealing to faith communities, international donors and people of goodwill to support the suffering people in the region, who have been left vulnerable by a mix of crises, including the ongoing civil war, starvation, drought and
Children experiencing issues with their gender identity will no longer routinely be prescribed puberty blockers, health authorities in England have confirmed.
The National Health Service confirmed March 13 that a review found there was "not enough evidence" that the drugs are safe or
A senior priest in Russia has said he fears uncertain conditions for local Catholics after March 15-17 presidential elections, in which Vladimir Putin claimed a landslide victory after the forced elimination of effective opponents.
"Catholic preferences varied with the rest of the population
While the Gospel writers give different accounts of events with different views of women and men as disciples of Christ, fundamentally the Gospels still present a huge novelty for the culture at the time: that Jesus' disciples experienced being "a community of
While church groups in different nations have been discussing what to do with Father Marko Rupnik's works after sex abuse allegations against him came to light, Brazil's Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, the major Catholic shrine in the South American country,
At the request of Pope Francis, three Jesuit-run institutions of higher learning in Rome -- the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute -- will formally become one university in May.
Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of
The majority of Christians in Burkina Faso are now shying away from Sunday services and instead praying at home after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militants targeted churches and killed scores of worshippers.
The latest attack by insurgents on a Catholic
Church groups in Panama are increasingly concerned over the health and safety of migrants who are crossing the country on their way to the United States, following a surprise decision by the Central American nation's government to stop Doctors Without Borders from