Category: International

HO CHI MINH CITY (UCAN): Archbishop Joseph Nguyen Nang was installed as the archbishop of…

“We all arrived here with such hope and energy, encouraged by the great youth mobilisation in recent months, but found everyone was just negotiating for their own interests. It’s not encouraging to see the obstacles presented by big players such as the United States, China, Australia and Japan”

“The world does not need empty words but convinced witnesses, peacemakers who are open to a dialogue that rejects exclusion or manipulation’

While continuing to teach about the faith, especially about God’s love and mercy, through homilies at his intimate morning Masses in the chapel of his residence, at visits to Rome parishes and in his Sunday Angelus addresses, Pope Francis also was forced to deal head on with the ongoing scandal of clerical sexual abuse and attempts by bishops to cover up allegations.

From Chile to Haiti to Hong Kong, protests appear to be sweeping the globe. Although…