-
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.
-
1 week ago | 
cruxnow.com | Nirmala Carvalho |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Joseph San Mateo
MUMBAI, India – A Christian wedding party was attacked, allegedly by Hindu extremists, in Chhattisgarh, a state in central India. The incident happened on the evening of June 11, causing severe injuries to many people and extensive damage to vehicles at a village in the Raipur district.
-
1 week ago | 
cruxnow.com | Joseph San Mateo |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David denounced online gambling as the cause of “a new mental health crisis” in the Philippines. David, the 66-year-old bishop of the Diocese of Kalookan, attributed the problem to recycled hardware from now-outlawed Chinese gaming operators in the country.
-
1 week ago | 
cruxnow.com | Charles Collins |John Allen Jr |Elise Ann Allen |Joseph San Mateo
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – In Britain, the Catholic Church is warning the proposed law to legalize assisted suicide will damage the rights of care homes and hospices to protect the lives of their patients. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is fast approaching its decisive vote in the House of Commons. Euthanasia and assisted suicide are currently illegal under English, Welsh, and Northern Irish law and is considered manslaughter or murder.
-
2 weeks ago | 
cruxnow.com | Joseph San Mateo |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen
MANILA, Philippines – A Manila court acquitted Filipino drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente, better known as Pura Luka Vega, in a high-profile case involving his performance of the “Our Father” during a party that went viral online. Pagente’s performance drew flak not only because he danced and twerked while singing the Our Father, but also because he dressed up as the Black Nazarene, a popular dark-skinned image of Jesus that draws millions of devotees in an annual January 9 procession.
-
2 weeks ago | 
cruxnow.com | Joseph San Mateo |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Catholic bishops criticized the Senate for delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, who is accused of misusing public funds and plotting to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.Duterte was expected to face trial at the 24-member Senate after she had been impeached by the House of Representatives on February 5.
-
1 month ago | 
cruxnow.com | Elise Ann Allen |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Joseph San Mateo
ROME – Pope Leo XIV Wednesday appealed for an end to hostilities in both Ukraine and Gaza, asking for dialogue, the cessation of violence, the freedom of Israeli hostages and for humanitarian law to be respected.
-
1 month ago | 
cruxnow.com | Charles Collins |John Allen Jr |Elise Ann Allen |Joseph San Mateo
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A car injuring almost 50 people in the English city of Liverpool was “tragic and appalling,” according to the city’s new archbishop. On Monday, thousands of people attended a victory parade for Liverpool PC, which won this year’s Premier League soccer title. A car ran into a crowd watching the celebration, injuring dozens, including at least four children. A 53-year-old white British man was arrested, and police are not treating the incident as terrorism.
-
1 month ago | 
cruxnow.com | Elise Ann Allen |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Joseph San Mateo
ROME – As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small insight into what is first and foremost on their minds in terms of pastoral and administrative priorities.
-
1 month ago | 
cruxnow.com | Joseph San Mateo |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen
Bishop-elect Michael Pham of San Diego, the first Vietnamese American head of a US diocese, hopes the Catholic Church can recognize its “multicultural” nature so that different races and ethnicities can celebrate their faith together. Pham, 58, is the first American bishop to be appointed by Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff born in the United States. The Vatican announced his appointment on Thursday. He is set to be installed on July 17.
