Maryknoll Sister Kathleen Reiley, who serves in Japan, reflects on how Jesus brings light to the world’s darkness.
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Pope Says Markets Need Regulation to Promote Justice
An economy without human trafficking will require “the courage of patient construction, of planning that does not look always and only at the very short-term gains, but at the medium- and long-term fruits and, above all, at people,” Pope Francis said in a video message marking the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking.
World Must Realize Common Humanity or Fall Apart, Pope Says
The world must begin to realize its shared humanity in order to live peacefully, otherwise it risks falling apart in endless conflicts, Pope Francis said. “Today, there is no time for indifference,” the pope said Feb. 4 at a virtual event commemorating the first International Day of Human Fraternity.
Cardinal Says ‘Devil Is Running Loose’ in El Salvador After Political Killings
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez asked the country to pray “for liberation from Satan” Feb. 1 after violence erupted following a political rally late Jan. 31 in the capital, San Salvador.
Nigerian Archbishop on Increased Kidnappings: Our Priests and Nuns are Not for Sale
The Catholic Church in Nigeria is not paying ransom for any priest, religious sister, catechists or any other Church leader who is kidnapped by Boko Haram and other groups that target Christians, a prelate in the West African country has said.
Migrants Trekking Through Amazon Jungle to Peru Trapped in Legal Limbo
Haitian migrants and people from as far off as Guinea Bissau and Togo, entering Peru from Brazil. They are part of wave of economic migrants created by the pandemic who are on the move, but coming up against increasing obstacles.
Prayers Needed for Myanmar, Says Yangon’s Auxiliary Bishop
After a military coup and the detention of top government leaders in Myanmar, the auxiliary bishop of Yangon, the nation’s largest city and former capital, called for prayers, caution and stocking up on provisions for the people.
Suu Kyi Detained by Military Amid Myanmar Coup Fears
Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s governing National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has been detained by the military as fears grow of a coup in the conflict-torn country. President Win Myint and other leaders were also “taken” in the early hours of Feb. 1, NLD spokesman Myo Nyunt told
the Reuters news agency.
Pope Meets with Head of World Food Program
During a 40-minute meeting, WFP head “voiced specific fears about famine looming in several countries at the same time as COVID-19 is ravaging communities around the globe.”
Mexican officials alerted to possible massacre
Church groups call on the Mexican government to investigate possible migrant massacre. By David...
Pope: Failure to Remember Holocaust Will Lead World Down Same Path
The pope marked the observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day by calling on the world to “remember the Shoah” and to “be aware of how this path of death began, this path of extermination, of brutality.”
Poet Amanda Gorman Is a Light to Us All, Parishioner Says
Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a standing ovation from fellow parishioners of St. Brigid Church in Los Angeles for reciting a poem she wrote about the parish…
Christians Face a Climate of Fear in Six Asian Countries
The 2021 World Watch List, compiled by the US-based Christian advocacy group Open Doors, says North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iran and India are hotbeds of Christian persecution in Asia.
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