The Global Herald News, Analysis & Reflection 
Tuam, Ireland – Campaigners in Ireland are warning that the task of identifying the remains of hundreds of babies, believed to be buried in unmarked graves, may take years. The remains of almost 800 infants are thought to have been secretly buried at a former mother and baby home in west Ireland between the 1920s and 1960s. Until it closed …
March, 2017
January, 2013
- 10 January
The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ŒCOCW) Calls on the Government of FYR Macedonia to Release Archbishop Jovan from Imprisonment
The Holy Synod of the ŒCOCW joins the multitude of Orthodox and Catholic jurisdictions worldwide in requesting that Archbishop Jovan, leader of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, be released by the government of the FYR Macedonia. The synod views the arrest and detention of Archbishop Jovan as continued harassment, initiated as a result of an ongoing internal disagreement within the Macedonian …
February, 2012
- 8 February
The Church as Conscientious Objector?
In response to the religious and moral insensitivity of the recently publicized federal mandate requiring religious institutions to include life terminating and contraceptive procedures as part of employer provided healthcare the face of the conscientious objector has changed. This change has resulted in many of the most charitable religious and social organizations such as Catholic Charities being morally forced to …
January, 2012
- 6 January
Policy to Unite Christians in Catholicism “A Truly Ecumenical Act” – William Johnstone
With the establishment of a second Ordinariate in America – recently announced as the Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter – the process of healing the wounds of the Reformation continues. But along with the joy of welcoming Anglicans into the Church there have been a few cries of dissent. Various onlookers see the initiative as an attempt by …
August, 2011
- 18 August
New Vice Chancellor of the Catholic University of East Africa, Rev. Dr. Pius Rutechura
Rev. Dr. Pius Rutechura is the new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA). Dr Rutechura becomes the sixth VC of CUEA succeeding Rev. Prof. John Maviri – who served the University as a VC for nine years. CUEA Chancellor Rev. Prof. Tarcisio Ziyaye described the outgoing VC as “a very humble person focused on the …
November, 2010
- 23 November
UN Welcomes Papal Concessions on Condom Use
The Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Michel Sidibé, welcomed the reported comments of Pope Benedict XVI in which he reportedly justified the use of condoms to reduce HIV infection risk. “This move recognizes that responsible sexual behaviour and the use of condoms have important roles in HIV prevention. “Together we can build a world with …
May, 2010
- 17 May
Religion: Catholic Service to take place at C of E Cathedral
A unique exchange will take place on Tuesday 25th May, when Father John Newman from St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church will lead Vespers at Bradford Cathedral in the first Roman Catholic service to be held there in over 450 years. Bradford Roman Catholic Boys’ Choir will join forces with boys of the Bradford Cathedral Choir to sing the traditional evening …
