Global Church News
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St Stephen of Hungary
Aug 12, 2022
Born a pagan, he was baptized around the age of 10, together with his father, chief of the Magyars, a group who migrated to the Danube area in the ninth century.
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St Bernard of Clairvaux
Aug 12, 2022
Man of the century! Woman of the century! You see such terms applied to so many today — “golfer of the century,” “composer of the century,” “right tackle of the century” — that the line no longer has any punch.
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Ukrainians still suffering from a “cruel war”
Aug 12, 2022
Speaking to pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Hall for the Wednesday General Audience on August 10, Pope Francis once again turned his thoughts to the people of Ukraine who, he said, “still suffer from this cruel war”.
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Mexican Bishops stand in solidarity with Nicaragua
Aug 12, 2022
The Mexican Bishops’ Conference expressed its solidarity with the Church in Nicaragua, whose freedom of speech and religion is under attack by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega.
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Spanish shrine where Our Lady of Fatima appeared to Sister Lucía is falling into ruin
Aug 12, 2022
The Shrine of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Pontevedra, Spain, is in a dilapidated state. The place where Our Lady called for the first Saturday devotion — to make reparation to her Immaculate Heart on the first Saturday of the month for five consecutive months — needs urgent reconstruction work to avoid total ruin.
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St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill offers hospitality to migrant busloads
Aug 12, 2022
For decades, St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill has been known for providing hospitality in its parish hall to people arriving on buses in Washington for the annual March for Life.
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Cardinal Zen to stand trial in September over role with pro-democracy fund
Aug 12, 2022
Cardinal Joseph Zen is set to stand trial next month, along with four other people, in connection to his role as a trustee of a pro-democracy legal fund.
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Meet the first Cardinal of East Timor
Aug 11, 2022
In a wide-ranging interview with Vatican News, meet Cardinal-elect Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili, who will become East Timor's first Cardinal at the end of August.
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Pakistan Minorities Day: Forced conversions ‘scourge’ of vulnerable
Aug 11, 2022
As Pakistan commemorates its annual National Minorities Day on 11 August, Christian leaders draw attention to the ongoing reality of forced conversions.
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Nicaraguan Bishop’s future remains uncertain as Church holds day of prayer
Aug 11, 2022
Violence against Bishops and clergy by armed groups aligned with the Nicaraguan government continues to affect the local Catholic Church, as Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa is kept under house arrest.
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Sunday Reflection
Setting the world on fire: Jesus’ mission and ours
Jesus’ way of establishing God’s reign on earth was not the way of violence. He emphatically rejected the politics of violent revolution adopted by the Zealots.
