Tag: international
Pope Francis: Path to 2023 synod on synodality faces three ‘risks’
The pope warned that proceedings can be impeded by “formalism,” “intellectualism,” and “the temptation of complacency”
Franciscan nun kidnapped by jihadists in Mali in 2017 freed
Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez was taken hostage on February 7, 2017, in southern Mali near the border with Burkina Faso
After clergy sex abuse scandal report, French Church in confession row
"The secrecy of confession is a requirement and will remain a requirement," said the head of the Bishops' Conference of France
Pacific leaders call for plans for real action, not good intentions,...
COP26 will bring together representatives from 196 countries and the EU for the biggest climate conference since 2015
Pope Francis: All religious traditions must resist ‘temptation to fundamentalism’
Speaking together with Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu representatives, Pope Francis appealed for peace amid the world’s current conflicts
Despair as families shift through rubble of deadly Pakistan quake
At least 20 people, including six children, were killed in the quake that hit just after 3:00 a.m.
ASEAN in talks to bar Myanmar junta chief from summit; US...
ASEAN members have voiced disappointment over the Myanmar junta's reluctance to abide by a five-point plan reached by the group in April
Pope creates new Vatican foundation for Catholic hospitals facing financial difficulties
The pope took the step in “the light of financial difficulties faced by a number of Catholic health facilities run by religious orders"
Dates for World Youth Day in Portugal set
The next World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, will take place on Aug. 1-6, 2023
3 Swiss Guards resign over Vatican vaccine mandate
The Pontifical Swiss Guard, charged with protecting the pope, has required all 135 guards to get a COVID-19 vaccine
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