Governments need to report, condemn and address all forms of discrimination against Christians, including intolerance shown in the media and public debates, said a Vatican diplomat.
Vatican diplomat: Religious prejudice in media, public debate on rise
Pray with the news during this Year of Mercy
This method of prayer can be a great way to grow in love for our neighbor and our Catholic faith.
SOA Watch to hold border demonstration against ‘militarization’ of region
A Catholic-founded human rights group that for decades has sought the closing of a U.S. military training school in Georgia has moved its main protest to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Two priests kidnapped, killed in Mexico
Two priests were kidnapped and killed in the Mexican state of Veracruz, raising the death toll of prelates murdered in Mexico to 14 in less than four years.
Day of prayer aims to begin restoring peace to U.S. communities
Prayers for peace at Catholic schools and parishes around the country Sept. 9 are meant to “build relationships and plant seeds in people’s minds and hearts” said Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Violence in Milwaukee unrest ‘a self-inflicted wound,’ says archbishop
Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee called the violence that broke out in the city as part of protests over the fatal police shooting of an African-American man “a self-inflicted wound.”
Pope expresses shock over violence in French church
“With pain and horror” for the “absurd violence,” Pope Francis expressed his condemnation of “every form of hatred” and offered his prayers for all those involved.
Bishop feels ‘deep ache in my heart’ after fatal shootings of police
Baton Rouge Bishop Robert W. Muench renewed a call for a diocesan-wide week of prayer, fasting and reflection after the latest fatal shootings in the city, which this time took the lives of three law enforcement officers.