Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega has taken bold steps to suppress the clergy and public manifestations of the Catholic faith. Recently, four priests were handed ten-year prison sentences on charges of conspiracy, based on long-standing government claims that the...
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Chad stress the importance of including all state actors in dialogue for national unity and reaffirms the Church’s commitment to working in the service of unity, justice and peace. The Indian Jesuit Stanislaus Lourduswamy,...
The Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM) has a new name, with the blessing of Pope Francis: the Laudato Si’ Movement. It was announced on July 29, 2021 in a webinar attended by more than 8,000 participants from around the world. Tomás Insua, executive...
Suspected Islamic terrorists killed scores of farmers and civilians in yet another massacre on November 28, 2020. Suspected militants attacked civilian men and women while they were harvesting crops in Koshobe village and other rural communities in Jere Local...
An Indian engineer has been recognized by the United Nations for developing innovative technology which not only produces energy, but which helps to keep the air cleaner and reduce climate change. Vidyut Mohan has created a portable machine that burns...