Nearly a year after Beirut blast: ‘We are bleeding, help is needed’
BEIRUT (CNS) -- Nearly a year after the blast at the Beirut port, the memory of that night is still so vivid. Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui, located about a half-mile from the site of the explosion, [...]
Two new Canadian Indigenous leaders to prioritize reconciliation
OTTAWA, Ontario (CNS) -- Reconciliation between Canadian society and the country's Indigenous communities is possible, say two new national Indigenous leaders. While they come at reconciliation with Canada's Indigenous people from two different vantage points [...]
Bad blood: Old rivalry revives at Vatican property trial
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- On the first day of his trial at the Vatican, Cardinal Angelo Becciu turned to members of the press behind him to comment on the grueling seven-hour hearing. "I am serene, [...]
Fifth Chinese bishop ordained with both government, papal approval
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Father Anthony Li Hui was ordained a bishop July 28 in the cathedral of the Diocese of Pingliang, China, he became the fifth Chinese bishop appointed under the terms of [...]
Philippine weightlifter credits her Olympic success to her faith
TOKYO (CNS) -- Hidilyn Diaz became the Philippines' first Olympic gold medal winner, set an Olympic record -- and thanked her friends who prayed the Miraculous Medal novena. In a virtual news conference, the 30-year-old [...]
Fernando Karadima, Chilean priest at center of abuse scandal, dies
LIMA, Peru (CNS) -- Defrocked priest Fernando Karadima, at the heart of a sexual abuse case that rocked Chile's Catholic Church, died of natural causes July 25. He was 90. Karadima was a parish priest [...]
To feed the world, start with family farms, pope says
ROME (CNS) -- Restarting local economies with a focus on providing adequate food for all the world's people means governments must involve and listen to small farmers and farming families, Pope Francis said. "Closed and [...]
Pope prays for victims, families hit by devastating floods in China
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After record rainfall in central China left dozens dead and forced more than 1 million people to relocate, Pope Francis prayed for all those affected by the disaster. After praying the [...]
UPDATE: Elderly are to be valued, not discarded, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Older people are not "leftovers" to be discarded; rather, they continue to be precious nourishment for families, young people and communities, Pope Francis said in the homily he wrote for the [...]
Vatican reports $78 million deficit, also releases APSA report
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican reported the Roman Curia had a $78 million deficit in 2020, and on the same day, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, which administers Vatican properties [...]
Pope will lead Angelus, not Mass, on world day for elderly
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican press office said Pope Francis, who had colon surgery July 4, would not preside over a liturgy July 25 marking the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. [...]
Ethiopian bishops say it is not too late to stop the war in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) -- Expressing compassion and solidarity with the people affected by war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the Ethiopian bishops' conference said it is not too late to end the violence that has left [...]