“In a new survey by Pew Research C, more than 6 out of 10 Catholics in the United States (61%) express support for the legalization of abortion in their country. The results, published April 11, were extracted from a much larger study conducted in the summer of 2023, based on a sample of 5,733”
“Catholic bishops of Germany, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg issue "A New Breath for Europe", a pastoral letter calling on EU citizens to vote "for a project of hope" in upcoming elections.”
“Annual liturgical marathon will test the stamina of the ageing and ailing pope, whose mobility is severely limited and whose speech has been reduced at times to a whisper.”
“Thirteen years after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, the Japanese government is still working to beckon back people to several small towns neighboring the ill-fated power plant By Dorian Malovic”
“The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called 2023 as the deadliest year of the decade for migrants, reporting at least 8,565 lives lost in search of a new beginning, underscoring the perilous journeys many undertake to escape the critical lack of safe, legal migration options.”
“The court in Lorient, a town in Brittany, on April 3 ordered the defendants to pay over 200,000 euros in material and moral damages to Sabine Baudin de la Valette, whose religious name was Mother Marie Ferréol. In addition to the Dominican Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Cardinal Ouellet,”
“An independent body that the Catholic bishops of France set up over two years ago to grant reparations to victims of clergy sexual abuse says 1,396 people have now came forward to share their stories and seek reparations. ”
“For more well over a decade Caritas Benin has been conducting a reintegration program for people who left for Europe without proper documents and subsequently decided voluntarily to return home. While they come from various regions of the West African country,”
“As he's done nearly every single week since being elected Bishop of Rome back on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis marked the 11th anniversary of his pontificate this past Wednesday by once again making an impassioned appeal for peace. ”
“87-year-old pope will go to the women's section of Rebibbia Prison on the outskirts of Rome. And as as he did last year at a juvenile corrections facility in another of the Italian capital,”
“It’s now been 30 years since the death of Jérôme Lejeune, the French doctor who identified the genetic cause of Down Syndrome and who Pope Francis has put on the road to sainthood. ”
“Speaking to a hundred journalists from around the world at a press conference in Rome, Gloria Branciani's voice broke more than once. The 59-year-old Italian, who used to be a sister in a religious community in Slovenia founded by former Jesuit Marko Rupnik”
“Five years have passed since Pope Francis called the historic Vatican summit on preventing clergy sexual abuse. The event -- which took place on February 21, 2019 --gathered presidents of bishops' conferences, heads of religious orders and top officials of the Roman Curia.”
“ Jesuit psychologist Fr.Hans Zollner. "More broadly, the norms adopted by Rome indicate the right direction, but we currently have no mechanism to monitor their implementation," points out the 57, German, one of the Catholic Church's most credible figures in fighting abuse and helping victims.”
“Cardinal Lacunza was found safe and sound on February 1, two days after he went missing. He was discovered sitting at the wheel of his parked car, as videos posted on social media later showed. The authorities described him as being "disoriented" but "in good health".”
“clericalism is ingrained in the very institution of the Church. It is a deeply-rooted mentality and ethos that is, without a doubt, most often identified in ecclesiastical ambition, certain forms of dress, and the language clerics and even many lay people tend to use.”
“After Kiev, Moscow, Washington, and Beijing, it's now time for Pope Francis' special envoy for peace in Ukraine to head to Paris. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is expected to be in the French capital at the end of February or in early March to meet President Emmanuel Macron, ”
“But the pope, although very well aware of these attacks, has largely downplayed them. He has made it know that he's ignoring comments made during the electoral campaign. "I am ready to start a dialogue – to talk and listen – with him,”
In Jerusalem, the "red heifer" worries religious and political leaders
Expulsion of migrants from the United Kingdom, a winning bet for Rwanda
Majority of US Catholics favor legalized abortion
Bishops urge "humanism of dialogue" and "respect for the individual" in upcoming EU elections
Holy Week and Easter to be a long "Via Crucis" for Pope Francis
Fukushima's daunting challenge of decontaminating irradiated land
2023 marks deadliest year of the decade for migrants, IOM reports
French nun wins lawsuit against Cardinal Ouellet and religious order for wrongful dismissal
Nearly 1,400 sex abuse victims seek compensation from Catholic Church in France
Caritas helping African migrants return home after "disastrous” time abroad
Eleventh anniversary of Francis' election marred by “madness” of war
Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass in women's prison
When will the man who discovered Down Syndrome be made a saint?
Rupnik's victims reveal their identity, demand
In the five years since historic Vatican summit, the fight against abuse continues
Expert says Church has strong anti-abuse protocols, but they're not being fully applied
Pope retires cardinal who made
The pope's problem with today's seminarians and young priests
Pope's special envoy for peace in Ukraine to hold talks with French president
After calling the pope an