Priest refutes senator: ‘Divorce will never be pro-family’
A Catholic priest urged Senator Riza Hontiveros not to eschew misrepresentation on divorce after claiming that it is “pro-marriage, pro-family, and pro-children”.
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Church leaders, diplomats come together to pray for work of United Nations
Bishop Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia, told U.N. diplomats and other attendees at a New York prayer service Sept. 16 that “all of humanity is bound by a basic fraternity grou…
Remember your politicians in prayer, pope says
Pray for politicians, government officials and anyone in a position of authority, including priests and bishops, Pope Francis urged as he ended his summer schedule and resumed his celebration of mo…
Bishop backs calls for Veloso to testify against recruiters
A church official has backed calls for the Supreme Court to allow a Filipino death row prisoner in Indonesia to testify against her recruiters.
Life without parole is not a solution to crime, pope says
Sentencing someone to life in prison without the possibility of parole is “not the solution to problems, but a problem to solve,” Pope Francis told Italian prison
Pope blesses religious icon for Syria with ACN reps
A small delegation of representatives from the papal charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), stood witness to Pope Francis’ blessing on Sunday of the icon of the Our Lady of Sorrows, C…
Pope Francis to visit Thailand and Japan in November
The Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Francis will travel to Thailand and Japan in November with stops scheduled in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Roll up your sleeves, get ready to get dirty, pope tells new bishops
New bishops need to prepare for a life filled with God’s surprises, with daily plans that change at the last minute and, especially, for a life dedicated to spending time with God and with th…
Strengthen ecology desks, bishops urged
Church groups are pushing for the strengthening of diocesan ecology desks by mobilizing more personnel and resources, in the midst of “climate emergency”.
Vatican U.N. nuncio laments ‘cycle of violence’ surrounding 9/11 attacks
“The cycle of violence” that surrounded the 9/11 terror attacks shows how destructive violence can be, said Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the U.N…
