The Diocese of Kafanchan, located in the area, estimated more than 800 people were killed, and damages to property and foodstuffs topped $17.5 million.
Bishops
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Catholic bishops: Remember when you were immigrants, too
“Let us remind ourselves of those moments when our loved ones were forced to seek the mercy of others in a new land.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
New York’s Cardinal Dolan will pray at Trump’s inauguration
Cardinal Dolan said he looks forward “to asking Almighty God to inspire and guide our new President and to continue to bless our great Nation.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Swiss bishop: No last rites for patients seeking assisted suicide
The bishop said contemporary society was “showered with random data” and often showed a “frightening superficiality towards moral issues.”
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Canadian Bishops detail how to care for those considering euthanasia
The four-page letter offers a “pastoral reflection” on the challenges the assisted-dying law.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Post-Castro Church
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami was one of the first Catholic Church officials to respond on Nov. 26 after the death of Fidel Castro. “The death of this figure should lead us to invoke the patroness of Cuba, the Virgin of Charity, calling for peace for Cuba and its people,” he said
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
This bishop has helped free over 200 Christian hostages from ISIS
Deep inside Syria, a bishop worked around the blurred edges of international law to save the lives of more than 200 people.
Posted inFaith
Archbishop of Tijuana: “The last thing we need is another wall.”
Immigration is an ancient and contemporary reality; human beings have always sought better conditions for their lives.
Posted inFaith, News
Victim advocates are wary of new priest abuse victims program.
The New York archdiocese’s program lets people take claims to a noted outside mediator while keeping painful details private.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Why do Catholic bishops fear chaos in Congo?
“Despite all divergences, we believe a political compromise is still possible,” the bishops said in a Dec. 2 statement.