Many Catholic dioceses are going through the difficult journey of merging two or more parishes into a single entity nbsp Usually after a long process of planning for the change the moment arrives for the parishes to give up their identity and form a new entity It is a heart-wrenching experience

An unprecedented 160,000 refugees fled from Islamic State offensive.

As the situation deteriorated in Hong Kong following police crackdown on protestors over the weekend Cardinal John Tong Hon the local bishop issued ldquo an urgent appeal rdquo to the government there ldquo to put the personal safety of fellow citizens as her prime concern rdquo and ldquo to

nbsp Not since the Second Vatican Council has a gathering of representatives of the world rsquo s Catholic bishops sparked such interest and controversy as the extraordinary synod of bishops on the family which opens in the Vatican on October 5 While the agenda is very wide public interest has ma

Pope Francis issued a heartfelt call to his brother Jesuits worldwide to ldquo row together rdquo with him as he rows with considerable effort in lsquo the barque of Peter rdquo and to ldquo pray a lot rdquo because ldquo the night and the powers of darkness are always close rdquo nbsp H

Let us remember our history: the Society “was given the grace not only to believe in the Lord, but also to suffer for His sake”. We do well to remember this.