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Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan of Hong Kong has asked the government to provide more options for isolated elderly people at shelters and hospitals, as the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the city.
U.S. Cardinal James Harvey, archpriest of Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, presided over a thanksgiving Mass to celebrate 100 years of Paulist ministry to the English-speaking community of Rome.
Prosecutors in El Salvador have brought charges against a former president for the murders of six Jesuits in 1989, a crime carried out by soldiers during a brutal civil war in the Central American country.
Christians have a right to remain in Iraq and the obligation to contribute to the country’s growth and recovery, which will require collaboration among the churches and a commitment to interreligious dialogue, Pope Francis said.
Priests in the Philippines will be allowed to mark the foreheads of Catholics on Ash Wednesday, ending a two-year ban on the Lenten tradition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pope will make the final decisions on reform of the 1,000-year-old order.
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk sent a video message from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
The thirst for hope and the spread of uncertainty have been so rampant in Ukraine that at least one Christian store has totally run out of Bibles.
He said his visit on March 5-8, 2021, was ‘unforgettable.’
As tensions remain high with Russia’s invading troops and tanks driving deeper into Ukraine, Ukrainians fleeing the invasion will be welcomed into the U.K. if they have family in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.
