Editorial Assistant

Pope expresses concern over intolerance, xenophobia toward migrants and refugees
- Global Church, Vatican
- September 22, 2017
“I will not hide my concern before the signs of intolerance, discrimination and xenophobia that can be found in different regions of Europe,” Pope Francis said at an audience at the Vatican. “The contemporary migrant flows represent a new missionary frontier,” he added.
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Once more, Pope Francis loudly and publicly takes on the mob
- Vatican
- September 22, 2017
On the 27th anniversary of the death of Italian “kid-judge” Rosario Livatino, killed by the mafia at the age of 38 in 1990, Pope Francis met for the first time ever with the Italian Parliamentary Antimafia Commission at the Vatican where he presented a three level program to fight mafia and corruption in Italy and in the world.
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Abuse survivor calls for more accountability after Pope Francis promises “zero tolerance”
- Global Church, Interviews, Vatican
- September 21, 2017
“The conscience of the Church arrived a little late” on sexual abuse, Pope Francis said during an audience at the Vatican, adding that sexual abuse is a “sickness” and that there will be no pardon for abusers who are found guilty. Abuse survivor Marie Collins praised the pope’s words, but stated that the ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy is “toothless” without accountability.
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After second deadly quake strikes Mexico, Pope expresses closeness, prayers

September 20, 2017

“In this moment of pain I manifest my closeness to all the Mexican population,” Pope Francis said in Spanish during his General Audience on Wednesday Sept. 20. The pope called all faithful never to lose hope, and said: ““Wherever you are, build! If you are on the ground, get back up!”

Thai Catholics lend a hand to Myanmar’s growing Church and displaced workers

Thousands of people from Myanmar are displaced within Thailand, many of them members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya population, faced with persecution by their government. Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanit of Bangkok described the challenges and efforts made by the Thai Church to cater to their humanitarian and pastoral needs.

Italian missionary brings the faith to Thailand, one espresso at a time

Italian missionary Father Bruno Rossi never expected that his passion for good coffee could become an instrument for evangelization in Thailand’s rural highland. Today his ‘Caffe Bruno,’ a blend born from Thai coffee beans mixed with Italian artistry, converts not only palates but also souls.