Charles Collins

England

Managing Editor at Crux Now

Charles Collins is the Managing Editor of @Crux. All Tweets are his own. He is no longer in Rome.

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German-Israeli priest says Israel’s actions in Gaza are ‘genocidal’

1 day ago | cruxnow.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Jesuit Father David Mark Neuhaus, a German-Israeli, says Israel’s actions in Gaza count as a “genocide.”Neuhaus is superior of the Jesuit community at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem, and is a member of the Jesuit Institute of South Africa. From 2009 to 2017, he also served as patriarchal vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Pope Leo says drug addiction is an ‘invisible prison’

2 days ago | cruxnow.com | Charles Collins |John Allen Jr |Nirmala Carvalho |Ngala Killian Chimtom

Drugs and addiction are an “invisible prison” for their victims, Pope Leo XIV told to people marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Thursday. Most of them came from Italy’s San Patrignano community, that works with those suffering from drug addiction and offers them rehabilitation. One member, Paola Clericuzio, addressed the pope during the meeting. When she was just 18, she started using cocaine because of her boyfriend.
African Church leader backs new report urging reforms on debt relief

2 days ago | cruxnow.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Nirmala Carvalho

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Unveiled in Rome, a Vatican-backed report advocates for a radical reform of the global financial system, claiming its debt mechanisms harm Africa and developing nations. The Jubilee Report was compiled by around thirty leading economists specializing in debt, development, and global finance.
Church joins partners in Southern Africa to tackle human trafficking

3 days ago | cruxnow.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Nirmala Carvalho

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Representatives from churches, frontline responders, regional authorities, and civil society in Southern Africa are emphasizing the critical need for regional cooperation to combat human trafficking. This consensus emerged from a gathering held at the Padre Pio Retreat Centre in Pretoria from June 16 to 20.
Philippines’ top Jesuit school awards doctorate to once-jailed Duterte critic

5 days ago | cruxnow.com | Joseph San Mateo |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen

MANILA, Philippines – Ateneo de Manila University, the leading Jesuit school in the Philippines, awarded an honorary doctorate in sociology to former senator Leila de Lima, who was jailed for nearly seven years under former president Rodrigo Duterte. The 65-year-old De Lima, one of Duterte’s fiercest critics, received her honorary doctorate and delivered a speech before graduating Ateneo students on Friday.
Archbishop demands suspension of Marilyn Manson’s concert in Mexico

5 days ago | cruxnow.com | Eduardo Lima |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Archbishop Jorge Cavazos Arizpe of San Luis Potosi, a city with more than 800,000 residents in Mexico, asked the local state governor to cancel a concert of rockstar Marilyn Manson scheduled to happen on Aug. 10, claiming that it can “take to situations of evil.”Cavazos told journalists on Jun. 15 during a press conference that he had sent a letter to Governor Ricardo Gallardo Cardona asking him to cancel the presentation.
Catholic community shocked with loss of couple in tragic balloon accident in Brazil

5 days ago | cruxnow.com | Eduardo Lima |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – A tragic accident occurred in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina state, on Jun. 21, when a hot air balloon caught fire and fell, killing 8 among the 21 passengers, shocked a number of communities in Brazil. The accident happened around 9:30 AM local time, when a blowtorch caused flames in the basket, which the pilot was unable to put out. As the fire spread, the balloon went down and the pilot told the passengers to jump from it, which most people managed to do.
Attack on Christians in India’s Odisha state blamed on Hindu nationalists

5 days ago | cruxnow.com | Nirmala Carvalho |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen

MUMBAI, India – A mob of Hindu nationalists attacked a group of Protestant Christians in an Odisha village on Saturday for resisting alleged pressure to convert to Hinduism, leaving eight of them injured, Christian leaders said on Sunday. The injured, attacked while returning from church at Kotamateru village in Odisha state’s Malkangiri district, are being treated at the district hospital, police said, reported The Telegraph.
Pope calls for peace, diplomacy in light of U.S. strikes on Iran

6 days ago | cruxnow.com | Elise Ann Allen |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Nirmala Carvalho

ROME – History’s first American pope Sunday voiced concern over the recent escalation of hostilities in Iran, now with United States involvement, urging all parties to lay down their weapons and pursue peace and diplomacy.
Survivor letters frame challenge facing Leo XIV on abuse and coverup

6 days ago | cruxnow.com | Christopher Altieri |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen

Sexual abuse survivors presented more than thirty letters to Vatican officials last week, calling for reform of the Church’s practices and approach to accompaniment of victims at the outset of Pope Leo XIV’s reign.