ICHA Board Members 2021

Catholic News

• 'Abyss of inequalities': Vatican newspaper laments lack of vaccination in Africa (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))
  In a front-page op-ed in the Vatican newspaper’s November 29 edition, Father Giulio Albanese, a missionary and journalist, linked the spread of the Omicron variant in Africa to the low vaccination rate there. 6.7% of Africa’s 1.3 billion people, he wrote, have been fully vaccinated, and 9.9% have received one dose. “In view of what […]
• Opus Dei leaders meet with Pope (Opus Dei)
  The Prelate of Opus Dei and his auxiliary vicar met with Pope Francis for 30 minutes on November 29. The meeting came weeks after 42 Argentine and Paraguayan women, claiming labor exploitation, lodged a complaint with the Vatican. Opus Dei, which was founded by St. Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975) in 1928, stated in a press release […]
• Leader of Afghanistan's Catholic community longs to return to the country (CNS)
  “I hope that, as soon as possible, we can return to a situation of normality — which means peace, stability, security — and that, therefore, foreign personnel can return to the country and can also live their faith without limitations,” said Father Giovanni Scalese, who has led the Afghan Catholic mission since 2014. “We do […]
• Paraguay's bishops demand respect for rights of indigenous people (Fides)
  “We demand respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and the laws that govern them; we demand that priority be given to the right to land and property for all Paraguayans,” the nation’s bishops said in a message to the nation’s government. “We turn to you to express our deep concern over the forced evictions […]