VATICAN NEWS
- Pope: Cardinal Vanhoye preached the Gospel with generosity July 31, 2021Pope Francis sent a message of condolence on the death of Jesuit Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, who died 29 July in Rome, aged 98. He had been the oldest member of the College of Cardinals. He was created Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI, who called him “a great exegete.”
- German bishops appeal for Madagascar, plagued by drought, hunger July 30, 2021A new UN report has singled out Madagascar as one of the world's two newest "highest alert" hunger hotspots.
- UN warns of acute food insecurity in 23 hunger hotspots July 30, 2021In a new report, the FAO and WFP warn that fighting, red tape, and lack of funding are blocking famine relief efforts, leading to worsening acute food insecurity in the world.
- A clarion call to end the scourge of Human Trafficking July 30, 2021Pope Francis joins religious organizations and world leaders in calling for an end to the scourge of human trafficking on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
- Laudato sí Movement consolidated and renewed July 30, 2021The Global Catholic Climate Movement on July 29 changed its name to Laudato sí Movement (LSM). Climate and integral ecology are at the heart of the Movement, which takes its cue from Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on care for our common home. Speaking with Vatican News, the executive director of LSM, Tomás Insua, speaks about […]
WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
- Irish Catholic bishop prays for road users’ protection ahead of August long weekend July 30, 2021An aerial view of the M7 motorway and N18 national road junction on the outskirts of Limerick, Ireland. / Diarmuid Greene via Shutterstock. Ennis, Ireland, Jul 30, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA). More than 70 people have died so far in 2021 on Ireland’s roads.
- Catholic bishops in Poland express solidarity with Polish community after Glasgow church fire July 30, 2021Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish Catholic bishops’ conference. / episkopat.pl. Warsaw, Poland, Jul 30, 2021 / 07:40 am (CNA). Flames engulfed St. Simon’s, Partick, in Glasgow on July 28.
- Vatican unveils official image of 2022 World Meeting of Families July 28, 2021Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik, S.J., with the official image of the 10th World Meeting of Families in Rome. / Screenshot from Diocesi di Roma YouTube channel. Rome, Italy, Jul 28, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA). The image was created by the Slovenian Jesuit Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik.
- Irish Jesuits apologize for ‘shameful’ mishandling of abuse case July 28, 2021Belvedere College, Dublin / Pjposullivan via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0) Denver Newsroom, Jul 28, 2021 / 10:07 am (CNA). Following the leak of the Irish Jesuits’ draft inquiry into sexual abuse committed by a deceased member, the order on Monday acknowledged its “shameful” mishandling of the case.
- Catholic bishops: New N Ireland abortion intervention is ‘gravely disquieting’ July 28, 2021Ray Dumas via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jul 28, 2021 / 06:35 am (CNA). The bishops said the British government had imposed an ‘unjust law.’