Pope Francis appoints Fr. Stephen Chow as new bishop of Hong Kong
Chow, 61, has served as the provincial of the Jesuits’ Chinese Province since 2018.
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Missionary Jim Flora dies at age 63 | Baptist Press
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – IMB missionary Jim Flora, who served among the Basotho people of Lesotho in Sub-Saharan Africa, died Friday, May 8, 2021 from cancer. He was 63.
Pope Francis: Children’s deaths in Israel-Gaza conflict ‘terrible and unacceptable’
The pope said that the violence risked “degenerating into a spiral of death and destruction.”
‘Do not lose hope’: Pope Francis offers Mass for Myanmar’s Catholics in St. Peter’s Basilica
The pope urged Burmese Catholics not to fall into despair following a military coup on Feb. 1.
After decades, Northern Ireland inquest recognizes victims of Ballymurphy Massacre
A Catholic priest, a mother of eight, and at least seven other civilians were wrongly killed by British soldiers in Northern Ireland in a three-day 1971 incident known as the Ballymurphy Massacre, a new inquiry has ruled. The official finding places the incident as a possible forerunner to Bloody Sunday, another massacre of Catholic demonstrators by British paratroopers.
Ahead of general election, Nicaraguan archdiocese urges that abortion not be an election issue
The Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Managua stated Thursday that the "abominable crime" of abortion should not be on the agenda for November’s Nicaraguan general election.
Court upholds German municipality’s pro-life prayer vigil ban
The court dismissed a challenge to a ban on a prayer vigil in front of a pre-abortion advisory center.
IMB trustees appoint 68 missionaries, announce new affinity | Baptist Press
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Trustees of the International Mission Board (IMB) approved 68 new fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 11-12 meeting in Richmond, Va. This is the first in-person meeting trustees have had since Jan. 2020, before restrictions from COVID-19 necessitated virtual meetings.
Israel begins firing shells into Gaza as fighting escalates | Baptist Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday (May 13) as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and shells and called up 9,000 more reservists who could be used to stage a ground invasion. The hostilities intensified despite mediation efforts…
Myanmar Catholic nun says Eucharistic adoration gave her strength to kneel before police
The image of Sr. Ann Rose Nu Tawng begging police not to attack protesters went viral.
