People begin standing in line early in Cusco, in Peru’s mountains, but instead of tourists waiting to board a train to the country’s fabled Machu Picchu ruins, the lines today are local residents picking up a sack of food or, a little later in the morning, a hot meal.
Lines at soup kitchens replace tourism in Peru’s Cusco department
Concern grows over safety of bishop in Ethiopia’s Adigrat Diocese
Concerns are growing over the safety of Bishop Medhin, who, with his priests, remains cut off from the rest of the church more than three weeks after the government declared an end to the fighting in Tigray.
Miami archbishop gets COVID-19 vaccine to show it’s safe, morally ethical
Admittedly not a big fan of needles and injections, Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski winced as he became among the first South Floridians and possibly the first U.S. bishop to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Nuclear deterrence gives ‘false sense of security,’ Vatican official says
A nuclear-free world can only be achieved through a renewed sense of unity and solidarity among nations, Archbishop Gallagher said at a Dec. 16 webinar on nuclear disarmament.
Death penalty hits historic low in U.S. ‘despite federal execution spree,’ says report
A new report Dec. 16 by the Death Penalty Information Center said the use of capital punishment reached a historic low this year in the United States even with the return of federal executions by the Trump administration.
Vatican allows priests to celebrate four Masses on Christmas, feast days
The Vatican decreed that priests can celebrate as many as four Masses on several important feast days, including Christmas, to accommodate the participation of the faithful.
TPS beneficiaries from seven countries to receive extension
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that seven countries will receive an extension for its citizens to remain in the U.S. under the Temporary Protected Status program, known popularly as TPS.
Court sides with Colorado, New Jersey challenges to pandemic worship restrictions
The Supreme Court, once again siding with houses of worship opposed to pandemic-related restrictions, ordered lower federal courts in Colorado and New Jersey Dec. 15 to reexamine state-imposed indoor worship restrictions.