Bishop Strickland removed from diocese after accusing pope of backing ‘attack on the sacred’

Pope Francis has “relieved” Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, the Holy See Press Office announced on 11th November. Simultaneously, Francis has appointed Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin as apostolic administrator to oversee the diocese until a new bishop is appointed. No reason was given for... Read More

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November 6, 2023

Charismatic renewal worldwide must help dioceses with lay formation, pope says

Charismatic renewal movements should provide support and advice to bishops and priests by accompanying, guiding and deepening the faith of all those who take part in their initiatives and communities, Pope Francis said. Addressing participants at a meeting of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service, also known as “Charis,” the pope thanked them for their... Read More

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November 2, 2023

Ukrainian faith leaders say if Russia prevails, religious freedoms would be curtailed

If Russian President Vladimir Putin prevails in his invasion of Ukraine, religious freedom in the country would be curtailed, Ukrainian faith leaders said at a recent event at the United States Institute of Peace. Ivan Rusyn, deputy senior bishop of the Ukrainian Evangelical Church, said that “this war is not about our land, this war... Read More

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October 30, 2023

As world prays for peace in Holy Land, Israeli-Hamas war intensifies by air, on ground

As the world prayed for peace in the Holy Land on 27th October, Pope Francis called for the war to halt and prayers to continue during the Angelus on 29th October, as the death toll in Gaza reached 8,000 and Israeli troops gradually increased its ground activity in the Gaza Strip, without calling it an... Read More

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October 27, 2023

Fate of two captured Ukrainian Catholic priests still unknown, says investigator

The fate of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests remains unknown almost a year after their capture by the Russian National Guard amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Forum 18, an Oslo, Norway-based news service that covers religious and intellectual freedom violations in several countries. Father Ivan Levitsky and Father Bohdan Geleta, both Redemptorist priests, were... Read More

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October 26, 2023

Gaza pastor: Pray for peace, hostage release, aid

As the Israel-Hamas war nears its fourth week, the pastor of Gaza’s only Catholic church urged prayers for peace, the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid, telling OSV News that his parishioners are experiencing “a terrible situation, a crazy situation.” Father Gabriel Romanelli, an Incarnate Word priest assigned to Gaza’s Church of the Holy Family,... Read More

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October 25, 2023

Pope appeals for unimpeded aid into Gaza, release of all hostages

Pope Francis again called for the release of hostages taken from Israel by Hamas militants and for allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. “I am always thinking about the serious situation in Palestine and Israel,” the pope said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on 25th October. “I encourage the release of hostages... Read More

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October 23, 2023

Gaza Catholic parish mourns fellow Christians killed in blast at Greek Orthodox complex

By Judith Sudilovsky For Mother María del Pilar Llerena Vargas “it was an image that will be very difficult to erase.” The Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word from Peru, who is serving in the Catholic parish in Gaza, recalled the pain of watching the funeral of Christians killed in a blast at a... Read More

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October 20, 2023

‘God, end this madness now!’ Christians appeal as Gaza church campus left in ruins

An explosion at the St. Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza has left the administration building in ruins, and at least 17 people dead, though numbers have not yet been officially confirmed. Several hundred people had been sheltering at the church complex, many of them sleeping, when the explosion went off on the night... Read More

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October 19, 2023

Hospital attack evokes ‘disbelief, horror,’ says Catholic aid organisation

An attack on a Christian hospital in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war has left staff at the offices of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association reeling. “Disbelief and horror,” Michael La Civita, director of communications for the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, told OSV News, describing his reaction just hours after a strike on al-Ahli... Read More

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Bishop Strickland removed from diocese after accusing pope of backing ‘attack on the sacred’

Charismatic renewal worldwide must help dioceses with lay formation, pope says

Ukrainian faith leaders say if Russia prevails, religious freedoms would be curtailed

As world prays for peace in Holy Land, Israeli-Hamas war intensifies by air, on ground

Fate of two captured Ukrainian Catholic priests still unknown, says investigator

Gaza pastor: Pray for peace, hostage release, aid

Pope appeals for unimpeded aid into Gaza, release of all hostages

Gaza Catholic parish mourns fellow Christians killed in blast at Greek Orthodox complex

‘God, end this madness now!’ Christians appeal as Gaza church campus left in ruins

Hospital attack evokes ‘disbelief, horror,’ says Catholic aid organisation

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