(Vatican News). Trois jours après un enlèvement de 24 étudiants dans une université à Osara, dans l’État de Kogi, au centre-nord du Nigeria, la police a annoncé la libération de 15 d’entre…
Day: May 16, 2024
ONU : Les gouvernements se plaignent des faibles taux de natalité
(Iulia-Elena Cazan. Zenit) Les gouvernements sont inquiets du fait que les faibles taux de fécondité menacent leurs sociétés d’une croissance économique anémique, de pénuries de main-d’œuvre, d’insolvabilité fiscale et d’autres problèmes sociaux…
El nuncio Alberto Ortega, de crisis a crisis: Irak, Jordania, Chile, y a Venezuela en año electoral.
(P.J.G..Religión en Libertad). La Santa Sede acaba de anunciar que el español Alberto Ortega Martín, que desde 2019 era el Nuncio del Papa en Chile, pasa ahora a ser Nuncio en Venezuela. Así,…
Come trasformare il Papa in icona antifa
(Il Foglio. Matteo Matzuzzi). Sabato a Verona Francesco interverrà ad “Arena di pace”. Fra i temi dell’evento: la pace, il j’accuse all’occidente “neoliberista” e la salvaguardia della “memoria antifascista”. Fino alla promozione “della disobbedienza…
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker rails against Pride month, Biden in speech at Catholic college
(Natioional Catholic Reporter). Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker railed against Pride month, working women, President Biden’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and abortion during a commencement address at Benedictine College last…
Christians in Mozambique praying for peace as attacks grow ‘more severe’
(CRUX. Ngala Killian Chimtom). Violence has escalated in recent days in Cabo Delgado in Mozambique, with the Director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute of the Southern Africa Bishops’ Conference telling Crux that attacks…
Recolectores de la paz
(La Stampa. PAOLO SCARAFONI Y FILOMENA RIZZO). Cuando estamos a punto de terminar el año académico y organizar la biblioteca de nuestra casa, ha caído en nuestras manos el maravilloso libro de…
‘Close to the wounds of Jesus’ — Survivor, advocate aims for Church’s healing
(The Pillar). Teresa Pitt Green is a survivor of clergy sexual abuse. She is an advocate for abuse survivors, an expert in restorative justice, and a witness to the harm of clergy…
Christianophobia News Summary
Posted on May 16, 2024 On a weekly basis, we will include a selection of news items on lack of freedom of expression, conscientious objection and violence against Christians, although the most…
La islamización de Alemania crece por temor e imitación y va a peor porque cala en la juventud
(Religion en Libertad. José Mª García Pelegrin). La solución es el Califato”. Este fue el eslogan exhibido en varias pancartas durante una manifestación islamista llevada a cabo en Hamburgo a principios de mayo, con más de 1.100…
Synod report from Austria: Krautwaschl supports the desire for a women’s diaconate
(Katholische Kirche Österreich). Der Grazer Bischof Wilhelm Krautwaschl unterstützt den Wunsch vieler Frauen, einen geweihten Diakonatsdienst ausüben zu können. “Wie wichtig dieses Thema weltweit ist, zeigt sich dadurch, dass Papst Franziskus eine…
Catholic bishops warn of polarization in Church, urge more dialogue
(Tyler Arnold. CNA). Three Catholic bishops warned of a growing ideological polarization within the Church and the need for civil dialogue among those with disagreements during a livestreamed panel discussion on Tuesday afternoon. “Politics…
Edith Stein, dottore della Chiesa?
(Courtney Mares. Settimana). Edith Stein potrebbe essere dichiarata dottore della Chiesa con il titolo di «doctor veritatis», o «dottore della verità», a seguito di una petizione dei Carmelitani Scalzi. Papa Francesco ha…
Burundi’s bishops lament extrajudicial abductions, killings
(CWN Editor’s. Catholic Culture). “The realization that there are people in our country who are cruelly murdered or abducted and disappear for political reasons or other macabre interests makes one shudder,” the…
Santiago, Tui-Vigo y Mondoñedo-Ferrol: primera fusión de seminarios tras la petición de Roma
(Vida Nueva. José Beltrán). Tres diócesis gallegas dan un paso al frente para crean el Seminario Mayor Interdiocesano de Compostela. El arzobispo de Santiago, Francisco José Prieto; el obispo de Obispo de…
1,200 Jewish professors call on Senate to reject controversial antisemitism definition
(Yonat Shimron. Religion News Service). The professors say the antisemitism bill’s main thrust is to silence criticism of Israel. Some 1,200 Jewish university professors have signed a strongly worded statement rejecting a…
At Vatican conference, Massachusetts governor announces Climate Careers Fund
(National Catholic Reporter. Justin Mclellan). Faith leaders must collaborate with public and private partners to set an example on combating climate change for the communities they serve, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said while…
Sisters play a vital role in educating Muslim Bihari refugees in Bangladesh
(Global Sisters Report). Mohammad Rabbi Ali, 25, lives with his family in the Bihari Refugee Camp in the Mohammadpur area of the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh. Eight members of their family live in…
Germany now a ‘mission country,’ Bishop Bätzing says amid declining Catholic numbers
(CNA. AC Wimmer). The German Bishops’ Conference president has called Germany — a nation whose very history is entangled with the Catholic Church — a “mission country.” In an interview with the Society of the…
UK author of transgender study: U.S. groups are ‘misleading the public’
(CNA. Tyler Arnold). An English pediatrician who led a comprehensive review of the safety and efficacy of prescribing transgender drugs to children is warning that health associations in the United States may…
Televid rompe récord: es el canal católico con más suscriptores del mundo.
(Ignacio Fernández González. RIIAL. entrecejayceja.co). En una hazaña histórica, así califican expertos lo logrado por el canal antioqueño Televid, que se convirtió en el canal católico con más suscriptores y seguidores en…
Are Catholic nonprofits really to blame for the migrant crisis at the border?
(American Magazine. J.D. Long García). According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, his office has obtained sworn testimony that Annunciation House—a Catholic outreach serving migrants in El Paso, Tex.—facilitates illegal border crossing…
On Faggioli’s feverish “Trump-Strickland-Barron” fantasy
(CatholicWorld Report. Larry Chapp). Massimo Faggioli’s recent Commonweal essay is heavy on bombastic rhetoric and very light on data, arguments, and substance. My friend, the journalist Christopher Altieri, says his least favorite form of writing…
El Vaticano se hace eco del grito de un Haití en caída libre
(Alfa y Omega. Victoria Isabel Cardiel C.). Parolin pide apoyar el Consejo Presidencial de Transición de Haití, que debería reconducir la situación mientras comienza el despliegue de tropas extranjeras. Haití naufraga hacia…
Catholicism by Generation
(Graphs about Religion. RYAN BURGE). Sometimes, an important high-level finding warrants some additional reflection. I have several of these rolling around in my head at any given point. The one I wanted…
Despite major blow to peace talks with guerrillas, Colombia Church still confident.
(Eduardo Campos Lima. CRUX). After a major left-wing guerrilla group in Colombia announced last week it will keep resorting to kidnappings in order to raise money for its operations, peace talks with…