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Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Gracias, 80, as Archbishop of Bombay

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Synod participants debate level of bishops’ ‘doctrinal competence’

Oct 17, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Andry Nirina Rajoelina, president of Madagascar, speaks at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Madagascar’s Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor. It has prompted criticism from international rights groups but has also found support from activists in the country who say it’s an appropriate deterrent to try and curb a “rape culture.” (Credit: Peter Dejong/AP.)

Madagascar’s Catholic Church denounces controversial law authorizing castration of pedophiles

May 17, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

LatAm bishops voice alarm over polarization on Pope’s home continent

Apr 22, 2024
Eduardo Campos Lima

Congo cardinal blasts national elections as ‘gigantic, organized mess’

Dec 30, 2023
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Vietnam leader’s visit to bishops reflects Vatican’s Asia strategy of ‘small steps’

Aug 8, 2023
John L. Allen Jr.

African bishops oppose military intervention to end coup in Niger

Aug 8, 2023
Ngala Killian Chimtom

New leader of Ivory Coast bishops lashes out at government corruption, gay rights

Jun 13, 2023
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Congo bishops condemn use of force against peaceful protestors

May 26, 2023
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Synod increasingly about unity in diversity, organizers say

Apr 21, 2023
Elise Ann Allen

In new interview, Pope defends himself on China and Russia

Nov 28, 2022
Elise Ann Allen