Recent Editorial

Manila Bishops call off Holy Week celebrations

Mar 21, 2020

Bishops in the Philippine capital have cancelled all liturgical celebrations during Holy Week, including pilgrimages and devotions.
What does the Cabinet line-up say about the new Government?

Mar 14, 2020

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin came to power after a week of elite political machinations that saw key defections (including his own) from the governing Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Weaker parties and erosion of trust

Mar 14, 2020

Malaysian politics is changing. These changes began long before the power grab of the new Government.
Understanding and reducing the fear of Covid-19

Mar 14, 2020

It is normal to fear the unknown, especially if it affects our health, if we can’t see who has it, and if we are told it might be fatal.
Coronavirus epidemic slows in Korea for the third consecutive day

Mar 14, 2020

The coronavirus epidemic in the country is showing signs of slowing down: new infections are falling for the third consecutive day and mark the lowest daily number since 26 February, note health authorities.
A Coronavirus Prayer

Mar 06, 2020

Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages “curing every disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well.
Lourdes shrine closes healing pools as precaution against coronavirus

Mar 06, 2020

As the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Europe continued to grow, the French Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes announced that pilgrims were still welcome, but the pools the sick bathe in hoping for healing would be closed temporarily.
God in the coronavirus

Mar 06, 2020

Our global society has been hit by a scourge similar to the plague of the 1300s and 1600s, the cholera epidemic of two centuries ago, or the Asian flu of the last century. Discovering our impotence and fear of death. The apocalypse and escape. For many Christians in Asia it is not a question of escape: they have found God in the coronavirus. Political powers see God as an enemy (in China) or as an unnecessary encumbrance (in the West). God is our greatest ally.
Church in Poland thanks Pope for Querida Amazonia

Mar 01, 2020

The president of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanis?aw G?decki, has expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis for the Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonía, which, he says, "arose in the heart of your Holiness as the fruit of the dialogue and discernment during the recent General Synod of Bishops on the Amazon".
We’re all tied to the Amazon through globalisation: Can the synod help us to listen to its cry?

Mar 01, 2020

Media coverage of the apostolic exhortation “Querida Amazonia” has focused on whether Pope Francis would authorize the ordination of married men in remote indigenous communities.