With pressure for a cease-fire increasing, 11 days of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza are taking a toll both mentally and physically on the Gaza population.
CRS official in Gaza: ‘I know these people. They are not numbers’
Seminaries begin committing to sexual misconduct policy benchmarks
Fifteen seminaries have committed to meeting five sexual misconduct policy benchmarks developed by a group of laypeople, seminary leaders and bishops.
Catholic bishops find way to resupply Quebec churches with altar wine
Three wines from France, three from Spain and one from Italy, all already available within the province of Quebec, can now be used for liturgical purposes, the Assembly of Quebec Catholic Bishops confirmed May 18.
Spanish bishops denounce exploitation of migrants amid crisis
In a statement released May 18, the Spanish bishops’ conference expressed concern that migrants were being exploited after a sudden of influx of refugees into the Spanish territories of Ceuta and Melilla increased tensions between Spain and Morocco.
Hearing mulls 2022 Winter Olympic boycott over China human rights record
A congressional panel, during a May 18 hearing, weighed the possibility of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing to call attention to China’s long-standing human rights abuses.
Several U.S. dioceses set Pentecost as time to fully reopen
Many Catholic dioceses and archdioceses across the country — which closed their parish doors for a time at the start of the pandemic last year and have gradually opened them to limited occupancy in the past year — are getting ready to fully reopen on the feast of Pentecost, May 23.
From Babel to Pentecost: Dialogue and proclamation thrive on witness
Two Vatican offices, marking the 30th anniversary of the document May 19, hosted a webinar that looked at the ongoing challenges of meaningful and respectful dialogue in situations of conflict and where “identity” and nationalism are obsessions — leading to what one participant described as “Babel vs. Pentecost.”
France to mark 150th anniversary of anti-religious Paris Commune
On Paris’ Rue Haxo, a white-brick church commemorates dozens of Catholic clergy who fell victim to one of modern Europe’s bloodiest uprisings.