Venezuelan migrants and refugees have ended up mostly in nearby countries like Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where governments have struggled to provide them with basic services.
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China tells some priests they can’t celebrate funerals in people’s homes
Christian funerals outside of churches have been banned in some areas of China as the communist government begins to enforce new regulations on religious practices.
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Palestinians say Trump peace plan does not bode well for the future
Trump proposed the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over West Bank settlements, creating Israeli enclave communities in the heart of the West Bank while promising the possibility of a future independent Palestinian state under certain conditions.
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Germany’s synodal assembly draws praise, criticism from participants
The first synodal assembly on the future the Catholic Church in Germany drew both praise and some criticism, with many of the 230 participants lauding what they called a special atmosphere in the debates on key reforms.
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John O. Brennan, former C.I.A. director, criticizes Suleimani killing at Fordham Law
John O. Brennan, former C.I.A. director and a vociferous critic of President Trump, said at Fordham Law on Jan. 30 that the U.S. drone strike against Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani had no clear legal basis.
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Bishops, on ‘ad limina’ visit, celebrate Mass at St. Peter’s tomb
Bishops from the Western United States reflect on their vocations while celebrating Mass at the Vatican during their ad limina visitation.
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Mary Higgins Clark formed enduring bond with worldwide readership
Msgr. Frank Del Prete, pastor of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Saddle River, New Jersey, remembers Higgins Clark not only as a talented writer but also as a lively, committed parishioner.
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Seminarian murdered by kidnappers in Nigeria
The three other seminarians — Pius Kanwai, Peter Umenukor and Stephen Amos — were released in late January.
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Pastor apologizes for words ‘hurtful to Muslims’ in homily on immigration
In a homily Father VanDenBroeke gave on Jan. 5, the feast of the Epiphany and, in Minnesota, Immigration Sunday, he acknowledged the complexity of immigration as a political issue and that the Bible challenges Catholics to “welcome strangers.”
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Bankruptcy in Diocese of Buffalo appears imminent
“In response to the magnitude of the number of claims, lawsuits and alleged damages, the (Central Administrative Offices) has determined that a filing of a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code is imminent,” the diocese’s 2019 financial report said.