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News/International

Indian Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was kidnapped in Yemen more than a year ago, is seen in a screen grab from a YouTube video.

Yemen's foreign minister says kidnapped Salesian is still alive

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NEW DELHI – Yemen's foreign minister told Indian officials that Salesian Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, kidnapped in Yemen last year, is still alive, and efforts to trace him continue.

A law that requires health insurers to cover abortion on demand was passed 33-23 in the Oregon House and 17-13 in the Senate.

Oregon Catholic Conference denounces state's abortion funding bill

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Calling state lawmakers "intolerant of widely held opposing views" and religious beliefs, the Oregon Catholic Conference is denouncing a Legislature-approved bill that requires health insurers to cover abortion on demand.

A mother holds her child during Mass in 2014 in Juba, South Sudan. Western governments are "spitting in the face" of African democracy by trying to impose legal abortion against the wishes of most of the people in such countries, a Catholic Nigerian campaigner said.

Nigerian activist calls West's imposition of abortion 'cultural supremacy'

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MANCHESTER, England – Western governments are "spitting in the face" of African democracy by trying to impose legal abortion against the wishes of most of the people in such countries, said a Nigerian-born pro-life campaigner.

A woman holds a sign and cross as members of the local Chaldean community demonstrate June 16 outside the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building to protest the arrest and detention of more than 100 Chaldean Christians from the Detroit area.

Don’t send Chaldeans back to persecution in Iraq, advocates plead

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DETROIT, Mich. – After a federal judge again halted the deportation of over 1,000 Chaldeans from the U.S., advocates for the detainees insisted their deportations should be stopped until conditions in Iraq improve.

Former Irish soccer pro Philip Mulryne, who once earned $775,000-a-year, was ordained a priest of the Order of the Preachers July 8.

Ordained a priest, former Manchester United footballer's goal is Christ

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DUBLIN, Ireland – Former Irish soccer pro Philip Mulryne was ordained a priest of the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, on Saturday.

The Missionaries of Charity have patented the white and blue sari designed by Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

Missionaries of Charity copyright Saint Teresa’s blue and white sari

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CALCUTTA, India – The Missionaries of Charity have patented the white and blue sari designed by Saint Teresa of Calcutta, obtaining a legal copyright recognizing the pattern as the intellectual property of the order.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a pair of bills aimed at tighter immigration enforcement June 29.

U.S. House passes pair of bills aimed at tighter immigration enforcement

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WASHINGTON – The United States House of Representatives on June 29 passed two bills in an effort to crack down on undocumented immigration and sanctuary cities.

People reach to get ice cream July 5 at an evacuation center outside Marawi, Philippines, as army troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group.

Philippine bishops appeal for return to peace in south of country

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Catholic bishops appealed for a "return to normalcy and peace ... as soon as possible," as violence continues in the southern part of the country.

Young women help each other carry sacks of sorghum and beans March 17 after receiving them at a distribution center in Yirol, South Sudan. July 9 marks the sixth anniversary of worldÕs youngest country as it is

Bishop to South Sudan: Declare bankruptcy

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JUBA, South – The head of the Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference challenged South Sudan to admit it is bankrupt after it failed to raise the funds to host Independence Day celebrations for a third year running.

A sign with the words NO NUKES is seen in front of the Presidential Office Building during an anti-nuclear protest March 3 in Taipei, Taiwan.

Nuclear weapons ban treaty has challenge of actual disarmament occurring

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WASHINGTON – The passage of a United Nations treaty banning the possession of nuclear weapons comes at a time when the majority of world's nations are frustrated with the slow pace of nuclear disarmament.

New Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador, El Salvador, gives the homily as he celebrates a Mass at the Parish of the Blessed Sacrament as he takes possession of his titular church in Rome July 2. Celebrating a July 8 Mass, the new cardinal said his first major assignment will be to travel to South Korea for a meeting on how to achieve peace with North Korea.

New Salvadorian cardinal's first assignment is to work for peace in Korea

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VATICAN CITY – Celebrating a Mass in his native El Salvador, newly created Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez said his first major assignment will be to travel to South Korea for a meeting on how to achieve peace with North Korea.

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