Global executions dropped in 2020 but fears China’s secret figures remain in the thousands
AMNESTY International recorded 483 executions in 18 countries during 2020, which was a decrease of 26 per cent on 2019...
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Bishops urge racial healing after former US police officer found guilty of killing George Floyd
A jury finds ex-police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of George Floyd’s murder.
Australian Bishops urge Catholics to get vaccinated amid push for more vaccine options
CATHOLICS in Australia are being encouraged to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them, with the Australian...
Catholic laypeople in Cologne Archdiocese demand local synod
In the wake of reports on how clergy sex abuse was handled, Catholic laypeople in the Cologne Archdiocese have demand...
March for Life set to attract big crowd opposed to abortion, euthanasia
A CATHOLIC doctor, who will speak at this year’s Brisbane March for Life on Saturday May 8, said he has...
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Young actress helps children imitate the saints in new TV series
Acting in faith: Caitlin Swan is the writer and star of...
The triumph of the cross: The hope of Holy Week
Passion: This is a detail of a painting by Matthias Grunewald entitled "The Small Crucifixion." Christ's emaciated...
Vatican calls for action to assist people displaced by climate change
A manmade wall built to protect the island of South Tarawa from rising tides in the central...
A New York ferry to be named after Catholic Worker co-founder Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and its newspaper, The Catholic Worker, is depicted in...
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Christmas blessings from Bishop Howell – Christ is the answer everyone needs
Bishop Howell: May we all know again our own personal need for Christ and thus become a beacon of light...
Family
Year dedicated to families aims to strengthen joy and hope
Year of the Family: Pope Francis greets family members as he arrives to lead his general audience in the San...
Education
Project Compassion offers thanks to generous supporters
“For the first time in my life, in the camp, I felt cared for and accepted.” – Jamila, Bangladesh. For...
Faith
Hostility, violence are ‘betrayals’ of religion, pope says in Iraq
Pope Francis arrives for an interreligious meeting on the plain of Ur near Nasiriyah, Iraq. Photo: CNS TRAVELLING to the...
