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News/International

A displaced Christian woman prays in front of a grotto with a statue of Mary in Kaya, Burkina Faso, May 16, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings.

Hundreds of thousands forced to flee as attacks continue in Burkina Faso

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OXFORD, England -- Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings.

A girl wearing a coronavirus-related protective face mask is pictured in London March 2, 2020.

Lourdes shrine closes healing pools as precaution against coronavirus

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ROME -- As the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Europe continued to grow, the French Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes announced that pilgrims were still welcome, but the pools the sick bathe in hoping for healing would be closed temporarily.

Following his weekly audience at the Vatican Feb. 12, 2020, Pope Francis blessed this "Dowry Painting" of Our Lady of Walsingham, the Catholic national shrine dedicated to Mary in Norfolk, England.

English Catholics to rededicate nation as 'Mary's Dowry'

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MANCHESTER, England -- Catholics are preparing for the historic rededication of England as "Mary's Dowry" in the hope that it will spur the re-evangelization of their country.

Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel is seen at the headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington Oct. 24, 2019.

Ethiopian cardinal, other church leaders barred from entering Eritrea

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel and his delegation were barred from entering neighboring Eritrea, a development that underlines the souring relations between the church and the Eritrean authorities.

Father Francis Xavier Nguyen Duc Dai distributes food to local people while wearing a protective mask in Son Loi, Vietnam, Feb. 25, 2020. The area has been quarantined due to the coronavirus.

China closes places of worship in effort to contain COVID-19

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YANGON, Myanmar -- The Chinese government has temporarily closed all of the country's places of worship in an effort to contain the COVID-19 respiratory coronavirus that has now killed almost 3,000 people, with more than 80,000 around the world verified with infections.

Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arche communities, is pictured in a March 11, 2015, photo. On Feb. 23, 2020, Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, revoked the Notre Dame Award conferred upon Vanier in 1994 after an investigation by L'Arche found credible allegations that Vanier sexually exploited six women. Vanier, who died in 2019, asked the women to keep their relations secret.

University of Notre Dame revokes awards given to L'Arche founder Vanier

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The University of Notre Dame Feb. 23 revoked the Notre Dame Award that was conferred upon Jean Vanier in 1994 after the L'Arche organization he established found credible allegations that Vanier sexually exploited six women.

Australian Cardinal George Pell is depicted in this courtroom sketch during his June 5, 2019, appearance at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne.

Australian High Court releases Cardinal Pell's appeal submissions

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CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's High Court has released the full set of submissions for Cardinal George Pell's March 11 and 12 final appeal hearing against historic child sexual abuse crimes.

A woman wearing a face mask checks her phone outside the Teatro alla Scala opera house, closed by authorities due to a coronavirus outbreak in Milan Feb. 24, 2020. The Archdiocese of Milan issued a notice Feb. 23 suspending all public celebrations of Mass until further notice in compliance with Italian Ministry of Health precautions to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.

Northern Italian dioceses take drastic measures against coronavirus

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VATICAN CITY -- With the biggest two days of celebration and costume parades left, the famous pre-Lenten "Carnevale" of Venice was canceled as were Ash Wednesday services and even funeral Masses throughout the diocese.

Karla and Jason De Los Reyes hiked the Camino de Santiago from Sarria to Santiago, Spain, in the days leading up to their Dec. 12, 2019, wedding.

Couple takes the long road to wedding

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ARLINGTON, Va. -- It’s sometimes said that life is a journey. For Karla and Jason De Los Reyes, preparing for their new life together involved a literal journey — travelling 120 kilometres on foot along the Camino de Santiago in the days leading up to their wedding in Spain.

Prelates are seen during the plenary meeting of the German bishops' conference at the Fulda cathedral Sept. 26, 2019.

German bishops to elect new president at meeting

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BONN, Germany -- This year's spring assembly of the German bishops' conference, scheduled in Mainz March 2-5, will be dominated by the election of a successor to the its current president, Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising.

A penitent kisses a crucifix as he takes part in a Good Friday service in Manila, Philippines, March 25, 2016. Amid continuing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, Catholics in the Philippines have been asked not to kiss or touch the cross when they venerate it on Good Friday, which this year is April 10.

Philippine bishops release additional guidelines to fight coronavirus

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VATICAN CITY -- Amid continuing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, Catholics in the Philippines have been asked not to kiss or touch the cross when they venerate it on Good Friday, April 10.

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