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London building trial: Defense claims ‘mutilated’ evidence, prosecution says ‘everything correct’

In the fourth hearing of the proceedings on the alleged illegal activities carried out with funds from the Secretariat of State, the proceedings were suspended due to procedural issues. The defense attorneys requested nullity due to redaction of the material submitted. Enrico Crasso’s lawyers said that the Pope was interviewed as a witness but the […]

Card. O’Malley: Child sex abuse victims are key to effective policies

US Cardinal Sean O’Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors sent a message to a workshop on the occasion of the European Day to End Child Sex Abuse, Nov. 18.

After captivity in Mali, Sr. Gloria Narváez finally arrives in Colombia

After 4 years and eight months in captivity, Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez, a religious sister abducted in 2017 by jihadists in Mali, arrived Tuesday in her native country of Colombia.

US Bishops foster Eucharistic devotion with new document

The Bishops of the United States vote to approve a document entitled “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church”, and link it to a pastoral plan for Eucharistic renewal.

US Bishops move forward on pastoral projects at Fall General Assembly

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are nearing the end of their annual General Assembly, having voted on a variety of initiatives on Wednesday.

Card. Grech to US bishops: “Let the pastors not be afraid to listen to the flock"

Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary-General of the Synod of Bishops, addresses a video message to US Bishops encouraging them in the Church’s ongoing synodal process and urging them to listen to the voices of the faithful in the Churches.

ACN highlights plight of women and girls during #Red Week

As Aid to the Church in Need’s international campaign to raise awareness of the persecution of Christians and the need for religious freedom kicks off this Wednesday, ACN UK’s Head of Press and Information, John Pontifex, says, “the persecution of Christians is today worse than at any time in history.”

Laudato sì Action Platform: God chooses the little ones to change the world

Registration is open for the online hub that coordinates initiatives related to the Pope’s encyclical on creation. Father Joshtrom Kureethadam, of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, explains its objectives.

Cardinal Parolin: elimination of nuclear weapons a moral imperative

The Vatican Secretary of State speaks at a conference on disarmament promoted in Assisi by the «Committee for a Civilization of Love». He argues that the challenge is to adopt forward-looking strategies to achieve the common good and overcome the logic of deterrence. He relaunches the Pope’s idea of converting weapons resources into a fund […]

Nuncio to US bishops: Synodality, discernment lead to action in concrete situations

Addressing US bishops on Tuesday during their General Assembly in Baltimore, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, spoke about the importance of synodality in facing the challenges confronting the nation and the Church, in openness to the Holy Spirit.