International News

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Cardinal prays at queen's funeral, signalling Charles' openness to dialogue

September 19, 2022

An English cardinal took part in the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in an indication of openness of the British Royal family to ecumenical and interfaith dialogue.

Kazakh bishop: Pope Francis' participation in religions conference 'dangerous'

September 15, 2022

Awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis, a bishop who frequently criticizes Pope Francis told reporters that speaking up when he disagrees with the pope is an expression of "collegiality."

Arriving in Kazakhstan, Pope Francis makes case for peace

September 13, 2022

Arriving in Kazakhstan, a country that borders Russia, Pope Francis said he came as a "pilgrim of peace" at a time when "our world urgently needs peace; it needs to recover harmony."

Germany's fourth synodal assembly ends with proposals for reforms

September 12, 2022

The fourth plenary assembly of the Synodal Path in Frankfurt ended Sept. 10 with a series of far-reaching reform resolutions.

Rosary helps firefighter battle mountainside blaze

September 9, 2022

Joe Ybarra reached for his rosary as the wildfire raged across the Idaho mountainside, threatening his life and the lives of seven other U.S. Forest Service firefighters.

British Catholics, Pope Francis pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

September 9, 2022

Catholics in the U.K. paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death Sept. 8 and the end of a reign that lasted more than 70 years.

Australian bishops offer Catholic schools guidance on identity, gender

September 8, 2022

Catholic bishops in Australia have released guidelines for the country's almost 2,000 Catholic schools on gender, urging school leaders to resist pressure to adopt the "dominant rhetoric around gender."

Eritrean government seizes church-owned technical school

August 29, 2022

An agricultural technical school in Eritrea is the latest to fall under government control, in a string of forced seizures of Catholic schools and hospitals.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summons nuncio over Pope Francis' comments on car bomb

August 26, 2022

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, Pope Francis' ambassador to Ukraine, to express disappointment about papal comments regarding the death of Darya Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV channel.

Pope Francis meeting off as Russian patriarch cancels visit to Kazakhstan

August 25, 2022

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who was expected to meet Pope Francis at the Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan, will not attend the interreligious gathering in September, a senior Russian Orthodox bishop said.