Catholic

Argentinian bishops say country can’t go back to pre-pandemic society
- Jul 8, 2020
Bishops in Argentina asked for “humility and unity” in the face of the country’s multiple crises, including the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, a risk of of defaulting on the national debt and growing polarization in society.

By Inés San Martín
Papal aide sees whole drama of trafficking in one Sierra Leone woman
- Jun 19, 2020
Augusta Ngombu had been orphaned as a child. Exploited and abused by a family member, she fled her home and ended up as a prostitute in the streets in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, where over 50 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty.

By Inés San Martín
Lawyer for Argentine prelate in Vatican confident he’ll be cleared
- Jun 16, 2020
A lawyer for Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, appointed by Pope Francis to a Vatican post amid charges of sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement, told Crux that the Church process against Zanchetta is “almost over” and that he’s confident the bishop’s name will be “cleared.”

By Inés San Martín

Churches in Latin America start planning for ‘new normal’ after lockdown
- May 23, 2020
Public liturgies were suspended throughout most of Latin America in March to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, and ever since there have been campaigns to “bring back the Mass,” and discussions between bishops conferences and governments to see if churches – and other houses of prayer – can be opened.

By Inés San Martín
Ukraine’s Catholic prelates condemn surrogacy as a ‘moral evil’
- May 16, 2020
According to the leadership of the Catholic Church in Ukraine, surrogate motherhood allows for “international child trafficking” and they have now urged for the practice to be banned.

By Inés San Martín
On anniversary of daring move to restore electricity, migrants thank ‘Pope’s Robin Hood’
- May 13, 2020
A year ago, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the head of Pope Francis’s charitable office, became the pope’s Robin Hood when he broke the law to help those most in need.

By Paulina Guzik Inés San Martín