Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Becciu amid ongoing Vatican finance trial
Since July 2021, Becciu has been on trial in the Vatican on several finance-related charges. The trial centers on the Secretariat of State’s purchase of a London building, a controversial…
Pope Francis in video message: Human trafficking ‘disfigures’ human dignity
The pope acknowledged the rise in human trafficking and the targeting of women, children, migrants, and those “impoverished by economic crisis, wars, climate change, and so much instability.” He added:…
Priest kidnapped in Haiti; captors demand ransom
Violence in Haiti A Camiliian priest, Father Antonio Menegón, told the Vatican news agency Fides in December 2022 that currently armed gangs are running the country and also attacking Catholic…
European bishops call for release of Nicaraguan bishop due to stand trial for conspiracy
The letter also explicitly mentioned priests Ramón Tijerino, José Luis Díaz and Sadiel Eugarrios; Deacon Raúl Vega; seminarians Darvin Leiva and Melkin Centeno; and lay cameraman Sergio Cárdenas, “victims, all…
Christian leaders in Syria call for an end to ‘unjust’ sanctions that they say hamper aid to the needy
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) also recently called for an end to sanctions against Syria. “We urge the immediate lifting of sanctions on Syria and allowing access to…
Ukrainian Catholics will now celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 in a shift toward the West
The head of the UGCC, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Galicia, said that the decision was made “taking into account the numerous requests of the faithful and having conducted prior…
New auxiliary bishop appointed in Diocese of El Paso immigrated to U.S. from Philippines
He was ordained a priest that same year. Celino then continued his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he earned a licentiate in canon law…
Benedict XVI describes ‘Protestantization’ of the Eucharist in posthumous publication
According to Vatican journalist Sandro Magister, Benedict XVI had arranged for the writings to be published after his death. The Italian magazine L’Espresso published an excerpt of one the essays,…
Biden tells Congress to codify Roe, pass LGBTQ protections
“The vice president and I are doing everything to protect access to reproductive health care and safeguard patient ,” the president said. “But already, more than a dozen states are…
Pope Francis leads Hail Mary for victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria
“With deep feeling I pray for them and express my closeness to these peoples, to the families of the victims, and to all those who suffer because of this devastating…
Synod on Synodality: Europe’s Continental Assembly in Prague discusses tensions in the Church
What’s happening in Prague this week Prague is known as “the golden city of 100 spires.” The capital is one of Europe’s best-preserved cities, having largely escaped the bombs of…
Guess who’s coming to the State of the Union? Pro-life hero and target of Biden Justice Department Mark Houck
Perry said that Biden has “weaponized” the federal government “against anyone who thwarts his radical, leftist agenda.” “He should see the faces of some of those Americans who have been…