World Day of Poor initiatives adapt to pandemic

Even during a global pandemic, the World Day of the Poor will be an important opportunity for parishes to highlight the importance of charity and spiritual comfort for those in need, said a Vatican official. Although restrictions meant to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus have meant that some initiatives have had to be cancelled... Read More

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November 2, 2020

Bishop remembers Covid-19 victims across the world

On a visit to Kingsthorpe Cemetery in Northamptonshire, the Bishop of Northampton, David Oakley called to mind all those who have died in the Covid-19 pandemic throughout the world. He said that “memory is fundamental to our human experience” and that “during the month of November, we remember those who have gone before us, our loved... Read More

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October 30, 2020

World and theology need intelligence and gifts of women, pope tells scholars

The Catholic Church needs to rediscover its maternal heart and the world needs Mary’s motherly guidance so it can become a place where everyone is welcomed as brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said. “We need maternity, those who generate and regenerate life with tenderness, because only giving, caring and sharing hold the human family together,”... Read More

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September 21, 2020

Christian communicators can bring hope to world in crisis, pope says

It is important to have Christian media that provide quality coverage of the life of the Church and that are capable of forming people’s consciences, Pope Francis said. Professional Christian communicators “must be heralds of hope and trust in the future. Because only when the future is welcomed as something positive and possible does the... Read More

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July 7, 2020

Too few countries set objective to eradicate homelessness, says Scotland’s First Minister

Too few countries around the world have set a clear objective to eradicate homelessness and rough sleeping, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Scotland’s First Minister praised events like the Homeless World Cup (HWC) for its “powerful combination” of bringing a strong community spirit and wanting greater equality for people. Ms Sturgeon was speaking in a video... Read More

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July 2, 2020

Listen and respond to modern world, Vatican panel tells Catholic media

When Vatican communication leaders met virtually with US and Canadian Catholic journalists and communication leaders, they urged the group to keep up their work, think of new ways to have a broader reach and not get weighed down by society’s current polarisation. “We have something to bring” to the modern world “and a huge amount... Read More

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June 22, 2020

One Mass celebrated every 23 seconds for charity’s supporters

By John Newton Mass was celebrated roughly every 23 seconds somewhere around the world in 2019 for the intentions of a Catholic charity’s supporters. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) sends stipends from its benefactors to help priests where the Church is suffering or in dire need. According to ACN’s recently-released international annual report... Read More

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June 10, 2020

Hope in post-pandemic world can only be achieved together, cardinal says

The mandate given by Pope Francis to the Vatican’s coronavirus commission was to prepare a future full of hope amid chaos and uncertainty, Cardinal Peter Turkson said. In a livestreamed meeting with Vatican Media journalists on 9th June, Cardinal Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, said the pope’s words to “prepare... Read More

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May 13, 2020

UN chief urges faith leaders to challenge harmful coronavirus messages

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged religious leaders to challenge “inaccurate and harmful messages” fuelling ethno-nationalism, stigma, hate speech and conflict amid the coronavirus pandemic. The UN chief warned a video meeting on the role of faith leaders in addressing the challenges of Covid-19 that “extremists and radical groups are seeking to exploit eroding... Read More

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