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South Sudan bishop: Our people āon brink of destitution, slowly perishingā
The people of God in South Sudan are in urgent need of external support, the president of the Integral Human Development Commission of theĀ Sudan Catholic Bishopsā ConferenceĀ (SCBC) has said. In a March 8 letter addressed to āthe head of Caritas network, people of goodwill, and the international community,ā Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala described the desperate situation of…
Historic āRequiem for the Forgottenā Mass to premiere in MiamiĀ
A Miami parish will host the world premiere of a new sacred choral composition, Frank La Roccaās āRequiem for the Forgotten,ā during a Mass in memory of those who have died without a proper funeral.Ā Ā Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, who will preside at the Mass, commissioned the piece āfor the repose of the souls of…
March for Life in Spain takes the mask off culture of death
In a festive atmosphere, thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid, Spain, on Sunday to participate in the annual March for Life with the theme āYes to Lifeā in an event that featured powerful testimonies. āItās time to unmask the lies, horrors, businesses, and ideologies that sustain the culture of death and assume…
Archbishop of Port-au-Prince: āThere is real danger of civil war in Haitiā
The archbishop of Port-au-Prince and president of the Haitian Bishopsā Conference, Max Leroy MĆ©sidor, shared his perspective on the difficult situation facing his country and the pastoral work of the Church in the midst of violence, kidnappings, and chaos. āYes, there is a real danger of civil war breaking out in the country. The armed…
Haitiās Catholic bishops issue urgent appeal for end to violence
Amid the violence racking the country, the Haitian Bishopsā Conference has issued a letter to the faithful that recalls Isaiahās prophecy: āNo longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praiseā (Is 60:18). Based on this hope for a…
Pope Francis to the worldās children: āIf we really want to be happy, we need to prayā
Pope Francis has issued a message to the worldās children in anticipation of the Churchās first-ever World Childrenās Day, which will take place in Rome from May 25ā26, reminding them that the key to happiness lies in cultivating a prayer life and personal relationship with Christ, which in turn forms the basis of broader social…
Pope Francis opens Vaticanās Judicial Year, has aide read speech due to ābronchitisā
Pope Francis presided over the inauguration of the 95th Judicial Year of the Vatican City State on Saturday morning, however he delegated the task of reading the speech to an aide due to bronchitis. āI thank you all. I have prepared a speech, but you can hear I am unable to read it because of…
This tailoring shop in Jordan helps Iraqi refugees knit their lives back together
In Amman, Jordan, there is a tailoring workshop where, in addition to creating clothing and accessories, the wounds of life are stitched back together. It is called RafedƬn, which means āthe two rivers.ā The rivers refer to the Tigris and the Euphrates, enclosing Mesopotamia, the land of Iraq. The name was chosen by the first Iraqi…
Historic Notre Dame College in Ohio to close this spring after 100 years
After more than 100 years in Ohio, Notre Dame College (NDC) will shut its doors this year, joining a growing list of small Catholic colleges that have closed in recent years. Though the school has been struggling with debt for the past few years, the announcement was sudden, falling just months before the end of…
French bishops call for fasting and prayer as France enshrines abortion in constitutionĀ
The French Bishopsā Conference issued a call for fasting and prayer as the French government moved to enshrine abortion rights in the countryās constitution. The French National Assembly in January voted to introduce a āright to abortionā in the French Constitution, moving to make official a ālibertĆ© garantieā ā a āguaranteed freedomā ā to abort an…