LONDON (CNS) — The Rev. Jonathan Aitken, a former U.K. Cabinet minister, said religious freedom... Read more
SYDNEY (CNS) — The Second Assembly of Australia’s Plenary Council runs July 3-9. A Plenary... Read more
VATICAN CITY | Pope Francis offered prayers for victims of a magnitude 6 earthquake that hit a remote, mountainous area of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. Read more
Russian missile strikes on a Ukrainian mall with about 1,000 civilians inside were the “largest terrorist attack in Europe in decades,” said Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Read more
In Alitena, a remote village in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the Daughters of Charity host... Read more
Finding healing and exploring ways to work more effectively with diverse communities was the focus... Read more
DENVER | New South Wales has become the sixth and final Australian state to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. Its legislation forces health care and elder care organizations with religious objections to allow the practice on their premises. Read more
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Perhaps signaling some improvement in Pope Francis’ painful knee, the Vatican... Read more
MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The Mexican bishops’ conference called on the country’s president to revise... Read more
MEXICO CITY | Two Jesuit priests were murdered in a rugged region of Mexico rife with violence as they provided refuge to a person being pursued by a gunman, according to the Society of Jesus and state officials. Read more
BEIRUT | Two U.S. Maronite Catholic dioceses are sponsoring 450 families each month in Lebanon and have provided several hundred thousand dollars for hospitalization costs. Read more
ROME | Cardinal Joseph Zen appeared in court in Hong Kong on Tuesday, a date which is the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China. Read more
The newest — and first — cardinal-elect of the island nation of East Timor says he was completely surprised by his appointment by Pope Francis over the weekend. Read more
A chapter in the life of the Irish church is coming to an end, and the primate of All Ireland said believes that “if we are open to listening to what the Holy Spirit is saying,” something new will begin, though it will be much smaller. Read more
The Catholics attending Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church on Pentecost did not know how much it would cost to participate in the suffering of Jesus, said Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo. Read more
Father Andrew Adeniyi Abayomi was in the sacristy of St. Francis Xavier Church after Mass when parishioners began running in different directions. “I stood there in shock, wondering what was going on, when someone ran to me, yelling, ‘Father, unknown gunmen!'” the associate pastor told Read more
