Catholic charity concerned for Christians in Afghanistan (CNA) A Catholic charitable organization working in Afghanistan said Sunday it fears for the safety of Christians in the country, and that the group may need to suspend its activities as instability increases. Caritas Italiana, a charity of the Italian Catholic bishops, has been present in Afghanistan since the 1990s. In a press release Aug. 15, the organization said its current focus in Afghanistan is helping vulnerable minors…
Pope: Sad to see men and women religious with no sense of humor (CNS) Religious men and women must enter into the life of the people they serve, “with respect for their customs, their traditions,” and “try to carry out the mission of inculturating the faith and evangelizing the culture,” Pope Francis told religious from Latin America and the Caribbean. Joy “is the best witness we can offer to God’s holy faithful people, whom we are called to serve and accompany on their pilgrimage toward the encounter with the father,” the pope told them…
Canadian priest placed on leave for “hate speech” (Saanich News) Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) are condemning what they call the “malicious anti-Indigenous and anti-Semitic hate speech” of Catholic priest Rev. Marcin Mironiuk of Edmonton…
Shrine honoring Blessed Stanley Rother marks milestone (CNS) Construction of a shrine honoring an American priest who was killed while serving in Guatemala reached a milestone with the installation of a massive dome. Workers Aug. 12 carefully lifted the 45,000-pound dome onto the chapel in Oklahoma City memorializing Blessed Father Stanley Rother Aug. 12. Construction is expected to be completed in summer 2022…
