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News/International

Priests gather outside Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral immediately after Mass July 26 at the dedication for the cathedral in Raleigh, N.C.

Two thousand witness history at dedication of new North Carolina cathedral

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The Diocese of Raleigh began the day with the smallest Catholic cathedral in the continental United States. But when the July 26 dedication of a new cathedral concluded, the diocese was home to one of the largest in the country.

Charlie Gard, who was born in England with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, is pictured in this undated family photo. The baby, who was at the center of a legal battle that captured the world's attention, died July 28, just over a week before his first birthday.

British baby Charlie Gard dies in hospice care

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MANCHESTER, England – Charlie Gard, the British baby whose legal battle caught the attention of the world, died July 28, just over a week before his first birthday, his family announced.

Theologians and bioethics experts are voicing their support for U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that persons identifying as transgender could not serve in the U.S. military.

Transgender military ban applauded for respecting biology, the common good

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WASHINGTON – After President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that persons identifying as transgender could not serve in the U.S. military, theologians and bioethics experts voiced support for the policy change.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech in Caracas during the closing campaign ceremony for the July 27 Constituent Assembly election. The banner reads "Power".

Upcoming referendum will only worsen crisis, Venezuelan bishops say

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VATICAN CITY – Days before a referendum to elect a constituent assembly to rewrite Venezuela's constitution, leaders of the country's bishops' conference said the referendum is illegal and will only increase the suffering of the people.

The U.S. Capitol is seen prior to an all-night round of health care votes on Capitol Hill July 27 in Washington. The Senate rejected legislation to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act.

After repeal fails, 'task remains' to reform health care, says bishop

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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After the Senate Republicans failed to get enough votes to pass a "skinny" repeal to remove parts of the Affordable Care Act in the early hours of July 28, the U.S. Catholic Church's lead spokesman on the issue said the "task of reforming the health care system still remains."

The Belfast Film Festival plans to show two horror movies – The Exorcist and The Omen – at Holy Rosary Church in Belfast, a landmark church that has been abandoned since 1980.

Irish Priest horrified by plan to show exorcist film in abandoned church

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BELFAST, Northern Ireland – An Irish priest has decried a film festival's plans to screen two horror films in an abandoned church next month.

Sister Dativa Mukebita talks with Nikodem Lucian at the Village Angels of Tanzania project in Ngara, Tanzania.

In Tanzania, young people learn about selves as they help elderly

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – In helping abandoned elderly people in Tanzanian villages, young people have learned to care for themselves, too, said a nun who oversees the project that she began with Catholic friends in the U.S.

Indigenous Warao people set up camp in Manaus, Brazil. The Brazilian government is working to undo constitutional protections for Indigenous peoples, said Brazilian Archbishop Roque Paloschi.

Apology is just the start of healing for Indigenous: Brazilian Archbishop

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Sorrow, regret and apologies are the natural outcome of the Church’s dedication to the truth whenever it confronts its history with Indigenous people, says a Brazilian bishop whose diocese includes more than 20 Indigenous territories and endangered cultures.

Franciscan Father Mario Hadchity sits with Sara Wajne July 18 in the computer lab at the new youth center in Jericho, West Bank.

Jericho’s Franciscan youth centre offers chance to meet diverse people

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JERICHO, West Bank – Ahmed Za'atreh's love affair with photography began last year, when a relative came back from a trip abroad and gave him a camera. The 15-year-old focused his lens on the brown-hued desert mountains and valleys surrounding Jericho and began taking pictures.

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun leaves the police station after surrendering to police Dec. 3, 2014. The Chinese government has ordered mainland journalists not to describe Cardinal Zen as the "emeritus" bishop of Hong Kong, but to instead use the word "former."

China tells mainland media how to refer to retired Hong Kong bishop

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HONG KONG – Chinese propaganda chiefs have ordered mainland journalists not to describe outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun as the "emeritus" bishop of Hong Kong, but to instead use the word "former."

In honour of the 300th anniversary of Our Lady of Czestochowa’s first coronation, the original crowns, which was stolen in 1919, have been replicated.

Our Lady of Czestochowa to receive a new crown on coronation’s 300th

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CZESTOCHOWA, Poland – Three hundred years ago this September the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa was crowned Queen and Protector of Poland by Clement XI.

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