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News/International

A woman shouts during an anti-government protest in Beirut Nov. 5, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese are hitting the streets across the country to demand an end to rampant corruption and poor public services.

Lebanese, protesting in streets, want a changing of the guard

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BEIRUT -- Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese are hitting the streets across the country to demand an end to rampant corruption and poor public services. Cutting across sectarian lines, they also want the current government of entrenched politicians dating back to Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war era to step down.

Pakistani asylum-seekers in Thailand hope Pope Francis will recognize their plight during his Nov. 20-23 visit to Thailand.

Bangkok asylum seekers appeal to Pope Francis

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BANGKOK -- When Pope Francis celebrates Mass in a Bangkok sports stadium Nov. 21, tens of thousands of Catholics from across Thailand will congregate to celebrate with him.

Demonstrators take part in an Oct. 27, 2019, protest against Bolivian President Evo Morales and the election results in Santa Cruz. The Bolivian bishops called on politicians in the South American country to respect "the will of the people" and review the results of the recent election that gave Morales a fourth consecutive term.

Bishops seek audit of Bolivian election as protests become violent

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LA PAZ, Bolivia -- The Bolivian bishops called on politicians in the South American country to respect the will of the people and review the results of the recent election that gave President Evo Morales a fourth consecutive term.

The Chinese national flag flies in front of a Catholic church in the village of Huangtugang, Hebei province, China.

Chinese rules spark concern over Church

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HONG KONG -- Weeks after the first anniversary of the deal between the Vatican and the People’s Republic of China on the appointment of bishops — the first formal agreement between the two countries since the 1950s — Beijing promulgated a fresh batch of regulations governing places of worship.

Firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire Oct. 25, 2019, in Canyon Country near Los Angeles. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is providing support to the communities affected by the fires through Catholic Charities of Los Angeles and local parishes and schools.

Getty Fire impacts a Catholic university, schools and retired sisters

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WASHINGTON -- The Getty Fire that began whipping through mountain communities west of Los Angeles during the early hours of Oct. 28 caused the closure of several local Catholic schools, the evacuation of students and staff at Mount St. Mary's University and a call for the retired sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet to shelter in place.

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Oct. 26, 2019, at the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C. Biden attended morning Mass Oct. 27 at St. Anthony Church in Florence and was refused Communion by the pastor, Father Robert E. Morey, over Biden's support for legal abortion.

Biden denied Communion at Mass during campaign stop in South Carolina

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FLORENCE, S.C. -- Former Vice President Joe Biden attended the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Anthony Church Oct. 27 and when he presented himself to receive the Eucharist was refused by the pastor.

Anti-government demonstrators protest in Hong Kong Oct. 27, 2019. As protests pitting pro-government groups against pro-democracy protesters continue, a bishop urged Catholics to pray for the realization that all are humans and not "cockroaches or dogs."

Hong Kong bishop reminds listeners that protesters are human

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HONG KONG -- As demonstrations pitting pro-government groups against pro-democracy protesters continue, a bishop urged Catholics to pray for the realization that all are humans and not "cockroaches or dogs."

A Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles group formation is seen Oct. 1, 2019, during the 70th anniversary celebration of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations, called on global leaders to work to rid the world of nuclear weapons in a series of addresses in October.

Vatican's U.N. rep pushes for world action to eliminate nuclear weapons

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UNITED NATIONS -- Expressing concern that arms control treaties are "abrogated and flouted," the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations called on global leaders to work to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

A Philippine army member inspects damage inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel following a bomb blast in Jolo Jan. 27, 2019. The explosion, just before morning Mass, killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens of others.

Report: Mideast Christians might not recover from persecution

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Christianity is disappearing from towns and cities in parts of the Middle East, warns a new report from the papal foundation Aid to the Church in Need.

Displaced Syrian families, who fled violence after the Turkish offensive against Syria, sit in a bus on their way to camps in the Iraqi province of Dahuk Oct. 16, 2019. In an Oct. 17 plea, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese of the Military Services, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, urged countries choose “dialogue over confrontation” to resolve their differences.

Christians face new threat in Syria

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For Christians in Syria and Iraq, Turkey’s invasion into Syria could be the tipping point to drive them out and hasten the end of Middle-East Christianity, fears Chaldean Catholic Bishop of Canada Bawai Soro.

People mourn during a candlelight vigil Oct. 27, 2018, for victims of the shooting that killed eleven people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. In light of continued attacks on houses of worship and holy sites around the world, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom held an Oct. 23, 2019, hearing at the Capitol to learn ways to deter such attacks.

Religious freedom panel examines ways to protect holy sites worldwide

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WASHINGTON -- In light of continued attacks on houses of worship and holy sites around the world, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom held an Oct. 23 hearing at the Capitol to learn ways to deter such attacks.

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