Essay: How will the Catholic bishops deal with the new Trump administration?
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that a look back at the last one may give us a clue…
Global measles cases jumped in 2023 due to “inadequate” vaccine coverage
Reuters Measles cases rose 20 per cent last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world’s poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. Nearly half of all the large and disruptive outbreaks occurred in the […]
Sight-Seeing: Religions talk about the value of humility − but it can be especially hard for clergy to practice what they preach
Psychologists and researchers ELISE JI YOUNG CHOE and STEVEN SANDAGE look, in an article first published on The Conversation, at the importance of intellectual humility among faith leaders…
Catholic bishops urged to boldly share church teachings – even unpopular ones
Baltimore, US AP Several US Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion, euthanasia, surrogacy and gender-affirming surgery. The prelates acknowledged theirs is often a countercultural view. US Catholic bishops gather for their annual fall meeting at the Marriott Waterfront […]
Lebanese ceasefire efforts inch ahead as Israel keeps up fierce bombardment
Beirut, Lebanon/Jerusalem Reuters Diplomacy aimed at securing a ceasefire in Lebanon showed tentative signs of progress on Thursday as Israel pounded its northern neighbour including heavy airstrikes on the stronghold of armed group Hezbollah near Beirut. Pressing its offensive against the Iran-backed group, Israel hit Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, carrying out intense attacks there for […]
Nicaragua expels lead bishop in crackdown on Catholic Church
Reuters Nicaragua has expelled Bishop Carlos Herrera, the head of the country’s episcopal conference, a lawyer tied to the Catholic Church told Reuters on Thursday, amid an extended state crackdown targeting the church. Local media earlier reported that Herrera, 75, had been expelled to Guatemala where he was received by members of his Franciscan order. […]
Hostages freed from Gaza meet with Pope Francis and press campaign to bring remaining captives home
Rome, Italy AP A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing US administrations would work together to bring the remaining hostages home. The freed hostages included Yelena Troufanov, who was released last November but whose son Sasha […]
Palestinians say north Gaza destruction is widespread as rights group warns some may never return
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Palestinians displaced from northern Gaza said Israeli forces had inflicted widespread destruction on their home districts in their latest six-week-old offensive and a rights group raised concerns Israel might put some areas permanently off-limits. Jabalia, one of the largest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, as well as the towns of Beit […]