Catholic News
- Islamist insurgents are killing Muslims as well as Christians in Mozambique, missionary says (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))A missionary sister who serves in northern Mozambique told the Vatican newspaper that Islamist insurgents there, while targeting Christians, are also killing Muslims as they take over land. The anonymous Comboni missionary sister, who has served in the southeastern African nation for 25 years, said that “non-Christians are also kidnapped and killed, sometimes for no […]
- Vatican diplomat calls on UN to return to roots on human rights, avoid ideological colonization (Holy See Mission)Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, called on the UN to seek “true reform” through return to its “foundational principles,” particularly a focus on respect for human rights. “The roots of human rights are to be found in the God-given dignity that belongs to each […]
- Prioritize humanitarian aid for Gaza, USCCB committee chairman urges (USCCB)The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace said that he was “immensely grateful to the United States and multilateral partners for their tireless work to begin the process that will, God willing, culminate in the ending of the devastating war in Gaza.” Maronite Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of Los Angeles […]
- Europe's bishops call for peace, missionary engagement (CCEE)The Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) concluded a three-day meeting in Fátima on the theme of “How to be Missionary Disciples in a Secularized Europe.” Appealing for prayer for peace, the bishops said: True peace is not merely the silencing of weapons, but also peace in our minds, hearts, and mutual relationships. […]