- Pope Francis receives Kofi Annan, Mary Robinson (Vatican Radio)
Topics of discussion with the former UN and Irish leaders included “migration, nuclear weapons, peace, mediation and conflicts, as well as climate change and gender equality,” according to Vatican Radio. - Pope, at weekday Mass, reflects on God's irrevocable election of Christians (Vatican Radio)
“Each one of us is elect, chosen by God,” the Pope said as he preached on Romans 11:29-36. “I think it would do us good, all of us, to think today about our election; about the promises that the Lord has made to us; and about how I live out the covenant with the Lord.” - Poland: bishops speak out for work-free Sunday and ban on eugenic abortion (SIR)
“A work-free Sunday is a glue that strengthens national unity,” the bishops said in their statement. - Cardinal DiNardo on church shooting: 'a culture of life cannot tolerate, and must prevent, senseless gun violence' (USCCB)
“We need prayers!” Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio said in a separate statement. “The evil perpetrated on these who were gathered to worship God on the Lord’s Day—especially children and the elderly—makes no sense and will never be fully understood.” - Journalist, in new book, concludes Pope John Paul I died of a heart attack (National Catholic Register)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has written a foreword to the book by journalist Stefania Falasca, who is also vice postulator of the Pontiff’s canonization cause. - Philippine bishops lead thousands in call to end extrajudicial killings in war on drugs (MSN News)
“Repent now,” the president of the bishops’ conference preached. “Time is not ours. Start the healing by repenting now.” - Vatican workshop on human trafficking (Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences)
“Assisting Victims of Human Trafficking: Best Practices in Legal Aid, Compensation and Resettlement” concluded with a press conference (video). - Man who killed martyred Indian nun in front row at beatification Mass (AsiaNews)
Released from prison and forgiven by the victim’s family, the man who killed Blessed Rani Maria Vattalil in 1995 said that he still feels the “weight of such a terrible crime.” - India: diocese joins Muslim groups in making Kashmir alcohol free (UCANews)
Alcohol is currently banned in three of India’s 29 states. - Uganda: Church leaders concerned that deepening political divisions may lead to violence (Omnis Terra)
Ommis Terra is a review published by the Pontifical Mission Societies. Uganda, a nation of 38.3 million, is 42% Protestant, 42% Catholic, and 12% Muslim. - Anti-conversion law comes into force in Nepal (Fides)
“The law guarantees constitutional protection to Hinduism, a religion professed by 80% of the population,” the Fides news agency notes. - Church in Philippines holds National Youth Day (Vatican Radio)
Over 2,300 youth gathered on the island of Mindanao, where martial law is in force following the attempted Islamist takeover of the city of Marawi. - At least 75 dead in ISIS attack on camp for displaced Syrian civilians (AFP)
L’Osservatore Romano (11/6 Italian ed.) devoted front-page coverage to this story. - English bishop: the 'human' must be put back at the centre of the European project (Catholic Church in England & Wales)
- Pope Francis: Angelus address on Matthew 23:1-12 (full text) (Vatican Press Office)
- Bodies of 26 teenage girls found in Mediterranean Sea as assault and torture suspected (International Business Times)
L’Osservatore Romano (11/6 Italian ed.) devoted front-page coverage to this story. - UK: churches to turn red in support of persecution victims (Vatican Radio)
- Catalonia's Puigdemont faces possible detention in Belgium on European arrest warrant (Euronews)
The Archdiocese of Barcelona was silent on recent political developments. Cardinal Juan José Omella celebrated Mass for the 7th anniversary of the dedication of Sagrada Familia Basilica; human towers were part of the celebration. - Phoenix bishop launches leadership development initiative (OSV Newsweekly)
Phoenix is now the nation’s 5th-largest city. - US bishops' conference urges parish involvement in federal budget talks (To Go Forth)
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