Cardinal Goh of Singapore: ‘Deep encounter with Jesus’ is key to passing on the faith — By: Catholic News Agency

The spiritual shepherd of the Church in Singapore is Cardinal William Goh, archbishop since early 2013 and a cardinal since 2022. / Credit: Sean Boyce/EWTN News National Catholic Register, May 3, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis recently announced his intention to travel to Southeast Asia in September to visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea,…

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Florida issues emergency rules to combat Biden abortion ‘misinformation’  — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) released a pair of emergency rules that it said are aimed at combating “misinformation” and a “deeply dishonest scare campaign” by the Biden administration about the state’s new six-week pro-life law.  The rules, published on…

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Priest shot dead in South Africa; Catholic bishops there decry ‘pandemic’ of murder — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Paul Tatu Mothobi, a member the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (CSS/ Stigmatines) and former Media and Communications Officer of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), was found dead of gunshot wounds in South Africa, on April 27, 2024. / Credit: SACBC ACI Africa, May 2, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA). Father Paul…

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Colombian bishops call for day of prayer for peace, reconciliation in violence-torn country — By: Catholic News Agency

God “is our peace” and “prayer leads us to meet him,” said the archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio. / Credit: Colombian Bishops Conference / Screenshot ACI Prensa Staff, May 2, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Colombian Bishops’ Conference  (CEC by its Spanish acronym) has called on all Catholics to join on…

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