Top US Catholic bishop calls social justice movements “pseudo-religion”
RNS Archbishop José H Gomez, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, railed against “new social justice movements” during a speech Thursday, decrying them as “pseudo-religions” that ultimately serve as “dangerous substitutes for true religion”. Gomez, who heads the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, delivered the remarks in a video message sent to a meeting of […]
Wow!: ‘Bible In A Year’ among Apple’s top podcasts, Spanish version due out next year
CLEMENTE LISI, writing for Religion Unplugged, speaks with Mike Schmitz, an unlikely podcast star…
Britain approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill in world first
Reuters Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by US-based Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against the pandemic. Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency recommended the drug, molnupiravir, for use in people with mild […]
Italian nun becomes highest ranking woman in Vatican
Vatocan City Reuters Pope Francis has for the first time named a woman to the number two position in the governorship of Vatican City, making her the highest-ranking woman in the world’s smallest state. The appointment on Thursday of Sister Raffaella Petrini, a 52-year-old Italian nun, is the latest in which the 84-year-old Pope has […]
Calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia grow amid deepening conflict
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters African and Western nations called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia on Thursday after Tigrayan forces from the country’s north said they made advances towards the capital this week. The US special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, arrived in Addis Ababa to press for a halt to military operations […]
Deadly US strike in Kabul missed evidence of child present, investigation finds
Washington DC, US Reuters An August US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians was not caused by criminal negligence but by a series of errors, including not noticing a child minutes before the strike took place, an investigation by a military inspector general found on Wednesday. The 29th August strike killed 10 civilians, […]
Clutching graveyard crosses, hundreds protest violence against women in Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Holding aloft crosses bearing the names of murdered women, hundreds of people marched in Mexico’s capital on Wednesday to protest violence against women amidst a steady nationwide increase in femicides. Chanting “We are your voice,” organisers used megaphones to read out the names of murdered women in downtown Mexico City. Relatives […]
A Sustainable Life: Funerals will hit 100 million a year by 2060 – here’s how to make them more sustainable
JULIE RUGG, a researcher at the University of York, says – in an article published on The Conversation – that the way we deal with human remains means balancing three major principles…
In Rome and at the Vatican, Biden found refuge and welcome in Catholic community
Vatican CityRNS In Rome and at the Vatican, President Joe Biden found a safe haven from the debates taking place back home, where some US bishops argue Catholic politicians should not be allowed to receive Communion if they support abortion rights. Biden was in Rome from Friday to Monday to attend the G20 summit, convening […]
Orthodox Patriarch hospitalised in US after stent procedure
New York City, USAP The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians was staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a stent placement Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of his US visit, according to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, 81, of Constantinople underwent the procedure at Mount Sinai […]