More than 30 firefighters tackled a devastating fire at a Catholic church in Glasgow, Scotland, in the early hours of Wednesday. One person was rescued after the firefighters were called out following reports of a fire at St. Simon’s, Patrick,…
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ECUADORIAN PRIEST AWARDED BY CITY FOR FEEDING HUNDREDS OF THE NEEDY DAILY
(CNA) The Mayor’s Office of Guayaquil on Sunday awarded Fr. Wilson Malavé Parrales, director of the Lord of Good Hope Soup Kitchen for the Brother in Need, with the Urban Heroes Medal of Merit.
WORLD NURSES’ CONGRESS TO FOCUS ON UNITY IN MISSION, FAITH
(CNA) Held every four years, the upcoming World Congress of Nurses comes at a providential time for many Catholic nurses around the world whose professional skills, families and faith have been sorely tested by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
PARISH PRIEST IN WORST HIT TOWN – Many preventable dead in German flood
Robaird O’CearhaillHong Kong Correspondent As Northern Europe is ravaged by heatwaves, the deadliest disaster was a tsunami-type flood. Why, when predictably heavy floods were on the way, said official weather forecasts, in a German district, are there 177 dead and…
CRUCIAL NATIVE ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE (3) – Caring for our home
Robaird O’Cearbhaill As Laudato si declares: Care for our common home, the planet, is our duty. Native people have been doing that for aeons, using traditional knowledge all over the world, before colonialism and large-scale intensive farming replaced native practices,…
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (56)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Once he arrived in Matsumae, Diogo de Carvalho immediately retired to “the house of an ancient Christian of ours.” He does not mention his name although he assures us that “the joy with which everyone in…
SISTERS UNLOAD TONS OF FOOD, FEED HUNGRY IN HO CHI MINH’S COVID CRACKDOWN
(Global sisters report) Thirty Da Lat Lovers of the Holy Cross sisters hurriedly prepare and cook rice, fish, meat and vegetables, packing meals in foam boxes at the kitchen in their day care center in Ho Chi Minh City.
POPE FRANCIS SADDENED AT LOSS OF LIFE IN IRAQ
(Vatican News) “His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life in the explosion at the Al-Wuhailat market in Baghdad”.
UNDERCOVER PRIESTS, ITALIAN COPS BUST $2 MILLION FAKE CARDINALS SCAM
(Crux) A group of conmen who dressed up as cardinals to swindle victims out of millions of dollars have been caught by Italian police, in an undercover sting operation conducted by officers who were disguised as priests.
Tokyo Archdiocese cancels pastoral program for athletes due to pandemic
Fr Leonard Dollentas The postponed 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 proceeded in a simplified manner and was opened on 23 July 2021. It will be concluded on 8 August 2021. With a huge number of people involved in the…