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Belgium: Vangheluwe dismissed from clerical state for abuse
Posted on 03/21/2024 08:28 AM ()
Roger Vangheluwe, the 87-year-old former bishop of Bruges, has been dismissed from the clerical state after being found guilty of abuse of a minor. Pope Francis approved the sentence following a re-examination of the case in light of "serious new elements" reported to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Several killed in Russian missile attack on Ukraine
Posted on 03/21/2024 08:16 AM ()
Ukrainian officials say Russia's military has launched missile attacks on the capital, Kyiv, for the first time in 44 days, injuring 10 people, including a child, while in the north, at least five people died in a separate Russian air raid. The attacks came as Ukraine struck areas inside Russia to push back an ongoing Russian invasion of the country. Amid the clashes, thousands of children are being evacuated from border regions.
MetaSaint: Catholic priest launches outreach on Roblox gaming platform
Posted on 03/21/2024 07:55 AM ()
MetaSaint, a new Catholic game, launches on the Roblox gaming platform on Holy Thursday and seeks to bring the Gospel to 'Generation Alpha' and the platform's 70 million daily users.
Cameroon: Bishops of Yaounde Ecclesiastical Province discuss Church and the digital world.
Posted on 03/21/2024 07:42 AM ()
The first ordinary annual session of the Bishops' Conference of the Ecclesiastical Province of Yaounde in Cameroon, was held recently. "The Church and the digital world: issues and challenges for evangelization," was the theme of the plenary. The assembly took place at the Pastoral Centre of Saint Joseph in the town of Kribi, a beach resort and sea port in Southwestern Cameroon.
Pope Francis meets with President Vella of Malta
Posted on 03/21/2024 06:22 AM ()
Pope Francis holds a private audience with Maltese President George Vella, who gifts the Pope six computers for the Mother of Mercy Clinic that serves the poor in St. Peter’s Square.
Parish priest in Gaza: ‘We have endured relentless Calvary for months'
Posted on 03/21/2024 05:35 AM ()
Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of the Holy Family Catholic parish in Gaza, speaks of the “extremely grave” situation in the Gaza Strip, likening the situation of Christians in the Strip to Christ on Calvary.
Pope to Brazil's Social Week: 'May we see Jesus' face in the poor'
Posted on 03/21/2024 05:34 AM ()
Pope Francis sends letter of encouragement to participants in the 6th Edition of Brazil's Social Week, which began Wednesday in Brasília, organized by the Brazilian Bishops' Conference, and seeks to build "a more just society where universal fraternity and social friendship are lived."
'With millions of Syrians displaced in country, it's urgent to facilitate their return home'
Posted on 03/21/2024 03:55 AM ()
In an interview with Vatican News, Daniel Solymári, the Director of Foreign Affairs of the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta, discusses the ongoing unrest in Syria, and insists that with 6 to 7 million internally displaced people still living within the country, "one of the most important tasks is to help them create the possibility for a realistic chance to return home."
Tanzania: Each church a community, every community a family
Posted on 03/21/2024 03:25 AM ()
As our correspondent continues visiting the Church in Tanzania, she explores how local Catholics share their hearts with their communities, especially at Sunday Mass, and make up a Church founded on the family.
Pope Francis: 'I too am a child of migrants'
Posted on 03/21/2024 02:00 AM ()
Pope Francis sends a message to a group of migrants gathered in Lajas Blancas, Panama, referring to migrants as “the face of Christ”, whom the Church lovingly offers “relief and hope.”