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Why World Youth day is not a typical youth gathering, and it’s not “Catholic Woodstock” ?

3 August 2016

People accuse folks of ‘not being present’ during the big events in their lives because all they care about is snapping a picture with their phones, or grabbing a selfie with a celeb. As a photojournalist, I’m the worst. When I’m covering events, I rarely experience the significance of what’s happening before me. In fact, I […]

There can be no doubt that Fr Jacques Hamel died a martyr’s death

2 August 2016

The Church today is living in a time of saints, and of martyrs, and I suspect we shall see rather more of both in the coming weeks and years Fr Jacques Hamel died a martyr’s death. Of this there can be no question. The 85-year-old priest was at the altar offering the sacrifice of […]

Shalom Youth Congress: `Youth for Peace’

22 November 2015

One week after the dreadful terrorist attacks in Paris, France, not very far from there something else took place. This time is not something fearful but quite the opposite: it is cheerful and most of all hopeful. The Shalom Catholic Community hosted the Congrès de Jeunes Shalom (CJS), that is, the Shalom Youth Congress. The Community, […]

Pope Francis in Sri Lanka: encounter, encouragement, prayer

13 January 2015

Pope Francis arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday morning, at the beginning of a week-long visit to Asia that will see him in both Sri Lanka and the Philippines. The Holy Father arrived to pomp and circumstance: traditional dancers, a children’s choir performing an especially composed hymn to mark the visit, as well as […]

On Flight Back from Holy Land, Pope Announces Meeting With Sex Abuse Victims

27 May 2014

Pope Francis announced Monday he would meet soon with a group of sex abuse victims at the Vatican and declared “zero tolerance” for any member of the clergy who would violate a child. Francis also revealed that three bishops are currently under investigation by the Vatican for abuse-related reasons, though it wasn’t clear if they […]