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News/International

Pope Francis gives first Communion to children during a Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Rakovski, Bulgaria, May 6, 2019.

After offering instruction, Pope gives first Communion to 245 children

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RAKOVSKI, Bulgaria - In the Catholic heart of Bulgaria, Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass for 245 children receiving their first Communion and thanked them for helping him, their parents and grandparents remember their own first Communion.

Journalists, including Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, raise their smart phones with words "STOP THE ATTACKS!" in a rally for press freedom in Quezon City, Philippines, Feb.15, 2019. Church leaders across Asia have expressed alarm over threats to press freedom amid reports of increasing attacks and intimidation of journalists, resulting in growing levels of self-censorship.

Church leaders across Asia voice alarm over decline in press freedom

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MANILA, Philippines - Church leaders across Asia have expressed alarm over threats to press freedom amid reports of increasing attacks and intimidation of journalists, resulting in growing levels of self-censorship.

Internally displaced Somali women wait for relief food while a child drinks water April 9, 2017, at a distribution center in Baidoa, Somalia, after fleeing from drought stricken regions. The apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Mogadishu called on the world to "pay attention to the plight of Somali people" as they face critical food shortages because of a crippling drought.

Bishop calls on world to aid Somalis facing food shortages during drought

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NAIROBI, Kenya - The apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Mogadishu, Somalia, called on the world to "pay attention to the plight of Somali people" as they face critical food shortages because of a crippling drought.

An opposition demonstrator gestures while carrying stones in front of a burning bus during a violent protest near Carlota airbase in Caracas, Venezuela, April 30, 2019. Armored vehicles plowed into anti-government protesters as troops loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro tried to restore order; opposition leader Juan Guaido took to the streets in an attempt to lead a military uprising against the embattled president.

Church attacked by Maduro loyalists after Mass, Venezuelan bishop says

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VATICAN CITY - While protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raged across the country, National Guard forces loyal to the embattled head of state launched tear gas at churchgoers attending Mass at a local parish.

An Economic Freedom Fighters election poster hangs in front of homes outside Johannesburg, South Africa, April 17, 2019. Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg criticized shameless physical attacks on migrants and refugees based on spurious allegations that they have robbed South Africans of their jobs.

South African archbishop says oppression of migrants recalls apartheid

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A South African archbishop has urged the government to act against xenophobic attacks, which have increased as general elections approach.

Filipino women hold placards during a Sept. 3, 2016, protest in Manila condemning the bombing at a market in Davao. Experts cite a heightened danger for more than 150 million Catholics and other Christians across South and Southeast Asia following the April 21, 2019, Easter bomb attacks that killed more than 250 people and injured 500.

Churches have been targets of attack in South Asia, Southeast Asia

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BANGKOK - Several experts believe the threat to churches in South and Southeast Asia has increased following the Easter bomb attacks that killed more than 250 people and injured 500.

Young people light candles near the closed door of a church in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 28, 2019, during a vigil in memory of the victims of a string of suicide bomb attacks across the island on Easter .

Churches padlocked, schools closed week after Sri Lanka attacks

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Fears of suicide bomb attacks kept many Christians and Muslims away from churches and mosques for Sunday Mass and Friday prayers a week after the Easter bombings.

Retired principal Frank DeAngelis gives a hug to Columbine High School alum Rachel Burr March 17, 2018, after a group of former students and survivors took a private tour of their school in Littleton, Colo.

Memorial service marks 20th anniversary of shooting rampage at Columbine

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LITTLETON, Colo. - After two students at Columbine High School went on a shooting rampage April 20, 1999, killing 12 students and one teacher and injuring two dozen more, then-principal Frank DeAngelis, a lifelong Catholic, began to question his faith, wondering "how could God possibly let this happen?"

A woman weeps during a memorial service for victims in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 23, 2019, two days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island.

Cardinal criticizes Sri Lankan government for not taking precautions

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BANGKOK - Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has blamed the country's authorities for the security lapse he claims could have prevented Easter bombings, in which the death toll surpassed 320.

African countries are among the poorest in the world and the offshoring of company profits is costing each of them nearly $1 billion per year, says Fr. Charlie Chilufya.

Morals, taxes do not mix well: Jesuit economist

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Updated 04/23/2019

Accounting isn’t nearly as dull as we think it is, at least for those who practise the craft on behalf of international corporations that don’t want to pay taxes.

People in Colombo, Sri Lanka, react April 22, 2019, as military attend a suspected van containing explosives. Sri Lankan officials reported 290 confirmed deaths from the eight blasts at churches and hotels in three cities the previous day.

Massive Sri Lanka Easter bombings traced to little-known group

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BANGKOK - The Sri Lankan government blamed little-known Islamic group National Thowheeth Jama'ath for the Easter suicide bombings that targeted three churches and three luxury hotels across the country.

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