World

Bishop says separatists bar Latin-rite priests from eastern Ukraine

Bishop Sobilo calls on Western church leaders to speak out amid new fears of violence

Congo's bishops want an end to attacks on Catholic Church

Attacks are believed to be linked to the prelates' persistent call for democracy and national cohesion

Pope Francis to meet Roma minority on Slovakia visit

Nearly 20 percent of Slovakia's estimated 400,000 Roma live in abject poverty in more than 600 shanty towns

UN food systems summit: A recipe for farm and fork

Food will transform from being mere stuff for sustenance to producing jobs and economic growth at the same time

As Mass numbers grow, US parishes weigh benefits of continuing livestream

The cost and a desire to emphasize in-person Mass prompt Minnesota churches to end livestreams

Proof of Covid vaccination not needed for Masses in Italy

Italian bishops' conference posts a note about certification and liturgical celebrations on its website

New Canadian indigenous leaders prioritize reconciliation

Several dioceses across Canada have announced fundraising efforts to support healing and reconciliation efforts

Police charge former US cardinal McCarrick with indecent assault

The crimes for which he is charged allegedly took place in 1974, when he was a New York archdiocesan priest

Bishops say Spain trying to 'dismantle Christian worldview'

They say an attempt is underway to erase distinctions between truth and falsehood, reality and fiction, good and evil

Abortion in Northern Ireland threatens peace process, bishops warn

British secretary of state orders the locally elected government to make full abortion services available from next March

US writer tackles tricky question of how to market God

Donna Heckler shares secrets from the world of brand marketing on how to get people to join your church and your parish

Pope has used diplomats to create culture of encounter, says US author

Vatican diplomacy has diverged sharply from US foreign policy under Pope Francis, according a new book

The British missionary who became a friend of India's poor

Dalit girl's rape-murder triggers protests in India

More parishes join Myanmar's battle against pandemic

Indonesian Catholics, Muslims unite in fight against virus

Cambodia delays welcoming tourists by a year

China jails Christians for selling Bible players