As political protests continue, Moscow archbishop prays for justice and mercy

While the Russian government’s treatment of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny is “mainly a political question,” the mass arrests of protesters and the situation in Russia’s jails are a concern for the Catholic Church and all Christians, said the head of Moscow’s Mother of God Archdiocese. Moscow-based Archbishop Paolo Pezzi said, “We ask that justice... Read More

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October 29, 2019

Priest in warning: Essex tragedy won’t be the last

A Vietnamese Catholic priest has warned that the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in Essex may have been part of a larger group of more than 100 people travelling to Europe. The warning comes as experts revealed Vietnamese families are paying smugglers large sums of money to help transport relatives into Europe... Read More

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October 3, 2018

Russian Catholics hope ties won’t be affected by inter-Orthodox tensions

As plans to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church encounter complaints from Russia, Catholic leaders hope ecumenical ties will not be affected. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds honorary primacy among the world’s 14 main Orthodox churches, plans to grant autocephaly, or independence, to Christians in Ukraine, many of whom have been linked to... Read More

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August 16, 2017

Russian Church leader hopes cardinal tackles local issues during visit

A Russian Church leader has urged the Vatican’s secretary of state to use his upcoming Moscow visit to tackle “practical difficulties” facing local Catholics, rather than just discussing international issues. “The Catholic community still has serious problems here, not least in Moscow itself; we need help to improve our situation,” said Mgr Igor Kovalevsky, secretary-general... Read More

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August 22, 2014

As battles rage, Catholics in Ukraine request Independence Day prayers

As Ukrainians prepared to mark their Independence Day (24th August) under the cloud of fierce fighting in the East, Catholic leaders condemned the threat to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and prayed for a speedy end to the hostilities. At the same time, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, issued a rebuttal to... Read More

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