Several common themes emerged in responses from Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.
How to make the church synodal? Inclusion, say respondents in 3 countries
Syrian bishop: Aleppo facing ‘bombardment’ of poverty
The Chaldean Catholic bishop of Aleppo said 11 years of war and the accompanying economic sanctions have left the city impoverished.
Digital world leaves some ‘hyperconnected and alone,’ Vatican official says
The Signis World Congress was taking place online and in-person in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 15-18, with the theme, “Peace in the Digital World.”
LCWR recommits to carrying out work for social justice for three more years
LCWR voted to renew the focus of its 2019-2022 resolution: seeking communion at the intersection of racism, forced migration and the climate crisis.
Catholics express sorrow, offer prayers after Orthodox church fire in Egypt
According to news reports, at least 5,000 Coptic Christians were preparing for the morning liturgy Aug. 14 at the Martyr Abu Sefein Church in Imbaba, a suburban area of the city, when the fire started.
Report on Cologne cardinal’s PR strategy prompts renewed controversy
A recent report on the public relations strategy used by Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki during a clerical sex abuse scandal has provoked renewed controversy, even after the cardinal’s March return from his six-month sabbatical initiated by Pope Francis, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA.
Bianca Jagger steps to the forefront in defense of Nicaraguan bishop
She has spoken against the spiraling situation involving her native country, the repression of the populace, the fraudulent elections, and now the attacks against the Catholic Church to which she belongs.
Pope warns Somalia at risk of famine, appeals for aid
According to an Aug. 5 report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the rise in food insecurity brought on by the drought has caused “more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since January last year.”