As the Universal Church prepares for the Jubilee Year, two of the Philippines’ leading cardinals emphasized messages of hope, joy, and inclusivity during their Christmas reflections, calling on Catholics to embody these virtues in their daily lives.
In a letter addressed Monday to the president of Sri Lanka, Catholic leaders criticized the “lethargic pace” of a government inquiry into coordinated terrorist attacks on churches that took place on Easter Sunday 2019, and questioned why recommendations brought by an official inquiry into the attacks have not yet been acted upon.
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo, reiterated his earlier warning against the Sri Lankan government’s plan to develop the country’s Muthurajawela wetlands.
Pope Francis has appointed Father Anthony Pascal Rebello, a Divine Word missionary priest from India, as new bishop of Francistown in Botswana in South Africa.
The Archdiocese of Mandalay has set up a new commission to address the needs of the people as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country.
Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler of Phnom Penh joined in relief distribution efforts this week for people who were displaced after authorities decided to ban so-called floating homes in Cambodia.
The Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits, marked a “day of remembrance” on June 25 to reflect on and pray for their confreres who died of the coronavirus disease.
Cardinal Jose Advincula, new archbishop of Manila, led Church leaders in offering prayers for the country’s former president, Benigno Aquino III, who died on June 24.
