Pope Francis has expressed deep sorrow and solidarity with the people of the Dominican Republic following the tragic collapse of a nightclub roof in the capital city of Santo Domingo that claimed numerous lives and left many injured.
The life and example of this Dutch Carmelite, who wrote as if Catholic journalism could be a powerful form of Christian witness and evangelization, is welcome indeed.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released a report on May 3, 2022, that demonstrates a twofold increase in polarization, exacerbated by information anarchy.
At the special invitation of Pope Francis, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, and a group of 56 others, including the bishops of Sri Lanka, left for the Vatican, April 22.
At the UN climate conference in November 2022, River Above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN), and Ecojesuit will organize a two-day virtual event on “Culture-based solutions: indigenous responses to biodiversity challenges.”
On March 8, 2022, the Indonesian Women's Islamic Student Movement Corps (KOPRI) held a dialogue titled "Women and the Challenge of Civilization" to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD) in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia.
A young Muslim schoolboy’s video has gone viral, and even the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu tweeted about the "hate none and love all" speech on February 25.
On February 24, President Vladimir Putin of Russia ordered a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Ukraine said it faced a “full-scale attack from multiple directions.”
Hours after the Russian offensive began, the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops’ Conference sent a message to the faithful, inviting them to pray for “the leaders of our state, for our army” and also “for those who started the war and were blinded by aggression.”
The bishops urged the faithful not to give in to “hatred and rage.”
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Haiti has appealed to politicians, state actors, and armed gangs to prevent the country from stopping Haiti's 'descent into hell.’
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has sworn in the first-ever Coptic Christian to head the country’s highest court. The swearing-in took place on February 9.
