ICHA Board Members 2024

Catholic News

• Pontifical commission considers abuse in religious institutes (Vatican News (Italian))
  The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors organized “Building Communities that Safeguard Dignity,” a three-day workshop on abuse in religious institutes. Pope Leo sent a message to participants. Father Krzysztof Gierat, CMF, an office head of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life, warned that despite “impeccable […]
• Report finds over 2,000 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in 2024 (OIDAC Europe)
  In its newly released annual report, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe said that there were 2,211 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in 2024. “This figure includes a significant rise in personal attacks, which increased to 274 incidents, and a sharp spike in arson attacks targeting churches and other Christian sites,” […]
• Illinois governor meets with Pontiff (@GovPritzker)
  Pope Leo XIV received Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois in an audience yesterday. The governor tweeted that “it was an honor for [my wife] and me to meet with @Pontifex—a son of Illinois—to express the pride and reverence of the people of this great state. Pope Leo XIV’s message of hope, compassion, unity, and peace […]
• Leading Pacific prelate warns of climate change (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))
  Speaking at a symposium of Catholic leaders in Belém, Brazil—the site of COP30, the UN climate change conference—the president of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific warned that “the islands of our region are at risk of being submerged in our time.” “Deep-sea mining is adding another layer of destruction,” said Archbishop Ryan Jimenez of […]