Tag: international
Pope to miss events due to new flare up of leg...
The pope will miss two religious ceremonies scheduled for Jan. 24 and 25, and postpone an annual address to the diplomatic corps
Tibetan monk dies from beating in custody
Monk had distributed leaflets and shouted slogans calling for Tibetan independence outside govt office, rights group says
Indian PM refuses to intervene in Jesuit priest’s case
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tells church leaders outcome of case can only come from investigating agencies
Former president of Vatican Bank gets nine-year prison sentence for money-laundering
It is the first time that the Vatican has issued a prison sentence for financial crimes
Pope Francis expresses sorrow for victims of Madrid explosion
Authorities in the Spanish capital said the blast was likely caused by a gas leak on the upper stories of a building owned by the Church
Vatican starts vaccinating Rome’s homeless against COVID-19
Some 25 homeless people who are looked after in facilities run by papal charities office received their first dose
Pope Francis urges US President Biden to respect ‘dignity of every...
Joe Biden, a Catholic, was sworn into office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20
Woman with links to deposed cardinal to go on trial, Vatican...
She will soon be on trial facing charges of ‘embezzlement in complicity with others’
North Korea cracks down on foreign media, speaking styles
Measures include up to 15 years in a prison camp for those caught with media from South Korea
US bishops urge Catholics to pray as March for Life goes...
The March for Life is an annual peaceful pro-life gathering in Washington, D.C. in protest of abortion