VATICAN NEWS
- U.S. President calls climate activists doom prophets in Davos January 21, 2020United States President Donald Trump has condemned climate change activists as "prophets of doom" and warned that America first would defend its economy. He spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where sustainability and the future of capitalism are central themes. His comments were rebuked by teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg who warned […]
- Pope to travel to Bari to meet Mediterranean bishops January 21, 2020Pope Francis is to travel to the southern Italian city of Bari in February where he will address a meeting of bishops from countries bordering the Mediterranean and celebrate Holy Mass.
- Pope to World Economic Forum: human person the centre of integral development January 21, 2020As the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum got under way in Davos, Switzerland, Pope Francis urged the world’s public and private sector leaders of their responsibility for the integral development of all by placing the human person at the very centre of public policy.
- Pope at Mass: ‘You can’t buy the Lord’s gifts’ January 21, 2020Pope Francis celebrates morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta reminding believers that the Lord’s gifts are free and it is not Christian to seek favours in order to grow in ecclesiastical careers.
- Oxfam's 'Time to Care' report shows global wealth founded on inequality January 20, 2020Oxfam’s annual report reveals that the hidden engine of world economy is driven by the unpaid care work of women and girls.
WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
- Don’t call a pro-life midwife, UK university said January 22, 2020London, England, Jan 21, 2020 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- An undergraduate student in a midwife program was barred from placement in a hospital, reportedly due to her pro-life beliefs. The decision was overturned last week, but free speech advocates say the case is troubling. According to The Telegraph, Julia Rynkiewicz, a 24-year-old student at the […]
- Legionaries of Christ to discuss handling of abuse at Rome meeting January 21, 2020Rome, Italy, Jan 21, 2020 / 03:48 pm (CNA).- The Legionaries of Christ on Jan. 20 opened its 2020 Ordinary General Chapter in Rome, which convenes every six years with the duty to elect the general government for the order and to address the most important matters related to the mission and identity of the […]
- Spanish group files hate crime complaint over anti-Church article January 21, 2020Madrid, Spain, Jan 21, 2020 / 02:58 pm (CNA).- The Association of Christian Lawyers in Spain filed a complaint last week with the Prosecutor's Office against the newly appointed director of the Institute for Women and Equal Opportunity, Beatriz Gimeno. The group says Gimeno committed a hate crime by authoring a 2013 article in Eldiario.es […]
- French Senate debates IVF law after thousands protest in Paris streets January 21, 2020Paris, France, Jan 21, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Debate began on a bioethics bill in the French Senate Tuesday after tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Paris to protest state funding for medically assisted procreation for lesbian couples and single women. “A child is a gift to be received, not […]
- Assisted suicide foes ask Manx parliament not to legalize 'despair' January 17, 2020Douglas, Isle of Man, Jan 16, 2020 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- A proposal to survey lawmakers’ support to legalize assisted suicide on the Isle of Man drew criticism from disability groups and other foes of the practice, who say it promotes “despair” rather than support for the vulnerable. “There is no safe system of […]