Catholic News
- Myanmar Catholics celebrate return of Loikaw Cathedral (Vatican News)Myanmar’s government has returned the cathedral in Loikaw to the bishop. The nation’s military occupied the cathedral complex in 2023 and used it as a military base. Bishop Celso Ba Shwe welcomed the return of the cathedral but said that he would not reside there, instead ministering in camps filled with persons displaced by the […]
- Missionary describes devastation wrought by rebels in DR Congo's Haut-Uélé province (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))An unnamed missionary spoke with the Vatican newspaper about the devastation wrought by rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Haut-Uélé province. “Unidentified rebels, possibly the ADF, are roaming the countryside,” the missionary said. “One of our nurses, Emmanuel, was gunned down behind our convent wall.” L’Osservatore Romano reported that “missionaries speak about emptied […]
- Archdiocese denies Sri Lanka cardinal advocated for appointment of government officials (The Morning)A spokesman for the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka, denied that Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don advocated for the appointments of the nation’s public security ministry secretary and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director. The spokesman, Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, “also urged the public not to be misled by false and defamatory information circulating on […]
- 'Always be an instrument of truth,' Pope tells Italian newspaper (L'Adige)In a letter marking the 80th anniversary of the Italian newspaper L’Adidge, Pope Leo wrote that “In the time of great change we are going through, I hope that your newspaper will always be an instrument of truth, a guardian of history and memory, a source of knowledge and a leaven of humanity.” “New challenges […]