Major Archbishop says all Ukrainians should remember the Holodomor genocide
(Charles Collins. Crux)
Speaking at Ukraine’s National Museum of the Holodomor, the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said, “honoring the victims of the genocide is not only a matter for the state, but also for every Ukrainian.”
Cameroon archbishop challenges Catholic teachers to work for peace
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux)
In Cameroon’s North West region where conflict has been raging for about eight years now, a leading Catholic prelate has called on Catholic teachers to be “vectors of peace.”
(Crux Staff)
Philippines archdiocese to hold prayer rally to oppose legalizing divorce
Catholics in one city of the Philippines are holding a prayer rally to oppose the legalization of divorce in the country.
(Charles Collins. Crux).
On Wednesday, a commission in New Zealand singled out religious communities — and in particular, the Catholic Church — for failing to address or prevent abuse children and vulnerable adults in care facilities.
(Elise Ann Allen. Crux).
With the current Gaza war nearing its one-year mark, and with few credible prospects for peace in the short-term, Jerusalem’s Latin patriarch has urged Christians to stay, and has asked for prayers amid what he has called an “objectively intolerable” situation.
Brazilian Church’s report shows that Indigenous deteriorated with Lula
(Eduardo Campos Lima. Crux)
Although President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil promised during the presidential campaign in 2022 to change the anti-Indigenous policies adopted by former President Jair Bolsonaro, not much has been done.
Chaldean bishops call for two-state solution to resolve Gaza war
(Elise Ann Allen. Crux)
At the close of their annual synod meeting, the Chaldean bishops called on the Iraqi government to do more to protect Christians and their rights as citizens, and they called for a two-state solution to end the Israel-Hamas war
Jesuit Refugee Service UK urges new British government to do more for asylum seekers
(Charles Collins. Crux)
Britain’s most prominent Catholic association supporting asylum seekers is urging the new government to do more to assist people fleeing the discrimination and conflict in their home countries
Cardinal urges reconciliation in a fractured continent of Africa
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux)
In a fractured African continent, a leading African cardinal has urged the Church to restore hope to a people already moving toward hopelessness
African seminarians urged to reject ‘revisionism,’ to ‘stick to the truth’
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux)
A Ugandan priest has warned seminaries in Africa against embracing “the ideology of revisionism.”
Bishops in Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe to form bloc to tackle regional problems
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux)
Catholic bishops from Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe have reaffirmed their commitment to establishing a sub-regional Catholic bishops’ conference to address shared challenges.
Top Vatican diplomat makes first visit to Ukraine since war
(Elise Ann Allen. Crux).
On Friday, Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin began a 6-day visit to Ukraine to close a popular Marian pilgrimage, and to meet with high-level civil and ecclesial authorities amid the Holy See’s continued push for peace.
UK Catholic agency supports reinstate of aid to UN Palestinian agency
(Charles Collins. Crux).
Britain’s leading Catholic international aid agency says the new government’s decision to renew funding for UNRWA, the leading United Nations aid agency for Palestine, is a “critical step towards supporting the education, health, and well-being of Palestinian refugees.”
U.S. bishops urge Catholics to stand by Church in Africa
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux).
U.S. Catholic bishops have underscored the need for dioceses in the United States to contribute generously to the Solidarity Fund for Africa.
Colombian bishop resigns early amid coverup allegations
(Elise Ann Allen. Crux).
Last month it was announced that a Colombian bishop, whose term as the temporary leader of a scandal-plagued Peruvian lay group has come under scrutiny, had resigned several months prior to reaching the mandatory retirement age for Catholic prelates. The announcement came as the bishop, Noel Londoño Buitrago of Jericó, Colombia, faces media pressure over public allegations of coverup and pressure to open diocesan archives on clerical abuse.
(John L. Allen Jr. Crux).
Some years back, a couple of enterprising figures on the Roman scene, devoted Catholics with backgrounds in business, had the bright idea of trying to help the Vatican build a genuine professional development system for its workforce of roughly 5,000, divided between the Roman Curia and the Vatican City State.
Nigeria bishops warn EU deal could push abortion, gender rights on Africa
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux).
Catholic bishops in Nigeria are calling for changes to an economic cooperation agreement between the EU and Africa, claiming it would force African nations to adopt policies on sexuality, abortion and gender contrary to their social, cultural and religious values. “The agreement looks innocuous and attractive on the surface, but underneath it is carefully blended with post-modern secularistic ideologies that significantly undermine the moral, cultural, and religious beliefs of Nigerian citizens,” the country’s bishops said in a July 12 statement.
Portuguese abuse survivors tell bishops to stop ‘revictimization’
(Eduardo Campos Lima. Crux).
An association of survivors abuse in Portugal has complained to the bishops’ conference earlier this week about the way how the Portuguese Church has been handling reporting and compensation of victims, and asked the prelates to stop “revictimization.” The meeting between the Portuguese Episcopal Conference (known by the acronym CEP) and the Associação Coração Silenciado (“Silenced Heart Association”), which brings together dozens of victims, occurred in Coimbra on July 10.
Workers (again, and again) beg the Vatican to face its personnel problem
(John L. Allen Jr. Crux).
Some years back, a couple of enterprising figures on the Roman scene, devoted Catholics with backgrounds in business, had the bright idea of trying to help the Vatican build a genuine professional development system for its workforce of roughly 5,000, divided between the Roman Curia and the Vatican City State. Fueling the effort was the experience of getting to know lots of people who work in the Vatican, in different departments, at different levels, and from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Despite that variety, the pair realized most of these folks had something in common.
Top Asian prelate says synod will seek ‘rightful place’ for women in the Church
(Nirmala Carvalho. Crux).
One of Asia’s most senior Catholic leaders, and a key ally of Pope Francis, has insisted that there will be a keen focus on women at the upcoming Synod of Bishops on synodality despite the fact that ordination to the diaconate has been taken off the table in the assembly’s working document. “We will be discussing a lot about women in this synod,” Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, India, told Crux.