This Life: God is rich in mercy
CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at where true riches can be found…
El Salvador court frees Army officer behind Jesuit massacre
San Salvador Reuters A Salvadoran court released a retired high-ranking Army officer convicted of ordering the massacre of six Roman Catholic priests belonging to the Jesuit order during the brutal peak of the country’s civil war decades ago, his lawyer said on Monday. The ruling ordered the release of Colonel Guillermo Benavides because of his […]
Five hundred years after it was destroyed, St Chad’s shrine reinstated at Lichfield Cathedral in UK
Norwich, UK Five hundred years ago, King Henry VIII’s commissioners destroyed the shrine of St Chad at the Church of England’s Lichfield Cathedral – now it has been reinstated, complete with a relic provided by St Chad Roman Catholic Cathedral in Birmingham. Rt Rev Dr Michael Ipgrave, the 99th Bishop of Lichfield, said that “[t]his is an […]
US Catholic bishops elect Timothy Broglio as new president
Updated: 12:20pm (AEST)Baltimore, US AP Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the US armed forces, was elected Tuesday as the new president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Broglio, 70, was elected from a field of 10 candidates. He will succeed Archbishop José H Gomez of Los Angeles, who […]
First international aid arrives in Ethiopia’s Tigray since ceasefire
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Tuesday welcomed the first international aid delivery since a truce to end fighting, with the International Committee of the Red Cross driving two medical trucks to the capital of the war-ravaged area. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and Tigrayan forces signed a ceasefire on 2nd November to end […]
G20 summit opens in Bali with a plea for unity as Ukraine war tops agenda
Nusa Dua, Indonesia Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations on Tuesday that now was the time to stop Russia’s war in his country under a peace plan he has proposed. He spoke by videolink to leaders of the Group of 20 nations who have gathered for a summit on […]
Brazil’s democracy was attacked but survived, says electoral judge
Reuters Brazil’s democracy prevailed under attacks by far-right social media militias that sought to discredit the voting system during elections in October, the head of the national electoral authority said on Monday. Allegations that electronic voting machines were vulnerable to fraud were aimed at changing the political system, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said […]
Australians rescued from rooftops as torrential rain ravages rural towns
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Hundreds of residents in flood-ravaged Australia’s south-east were rescued by helicopter and boat after rivers rose rapidly on Tuesday, cutting off entire towns and inundating houses, highways, bridges and farms. Emergency crews deployed more than a dozen helicopters to rescue trapped people from rooftops in the worst-hit towns in New South Wales state, […]
Canadian artist hopes to be “visual ambassador” of Pope Francis’ message to poor
Vatican CityRNS A self-proclaimed “visual ambassador” of Pope Francis’ message, Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz is on his way to becoming the most prolific Catholic sculptor under the pontiff’s tenure, with another installation at the Vatican this week. Schmalz, whose most famous statue, Homeless Jesus, has been recast and installed in more than 100 locations around the […]
Bezos to give away most of $US124 billion wealth during lifetime – CNN
Reuters Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos will give away a majority of his $US124 billion wealth during his lifetime, the billionaire told CNN in an interview on Monday. Without providing further details, Bezos said he and partner journalist-turned-philanthropist Lauren Sánchez were “building the capacity to be able to give away this money”. Amazon CEO Jeff […]