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Jakarta Catholics join drive to protect environment
More than 1,000 Catholics from Jakarta Archdiocese took the streets of the Indonesian capital on Sunday to support the government's new push against plastic waste. The government on Sunday directed modern retailers to charge customers 200 rupiah (less than US$1) for each plastic bag, in a trial policy that aims to improving peoples’ awareness regarding protecting the environment by reducing the use of plastic bags. "In Jakarta, one problem related to environmental destruction is waste. We have a responsibility in this case," Father Alexius Andang Listya Binawan, told UCANEWS. The priest who coordinated the Catholic response to the country's National Waste Awareness Day, hoped they would be able to transmit their concerns to others. During the four-hour programmme, Catholics wearing headbands that read, "Brave to Care," walked the streets around the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to collect waste.
Institute for Catholic Church Statistics: More people at Sunday Masses and receiving Holy Communion
In 2017, the rate of Catholics participating in Sunday Eucharist increased by 1.6% in comparison to 2016. The rate of Catholics receiving Holy Communion increased by 1%. This means that approximately half a million more Catholics regularly participated in Holy Masses and around 300,000 more people received Holy Communion - according to the latest research of the Institute for Catholic Church Statistics presented on January 8.
Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: Polish Catholics have passed the exam during coronavirus crisis
100,000 volunteers and 3,000 nuns involved in the help to the people affected by coronavirus, Holy Masses on line with a record participation of the faithful, many local assistance initiatives - we can say that Polish Catholics have definitely passed the exam during the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic – said Fr. Pawel Rytel-Andrianik, spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: #Procession connects millions of Catholics at Corpus Christi
Let us create in social media an image of how we live in our countries the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). Let’s share photos and videos, marking them with the hashtag #Procession - encourages the spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Pawel Rytel-Andrianik. Last year, the campaign brought together 5 million Poles. “I hope that this will be the same also this time”, says Fr. Rytel-Andrianik. If you want to see how the processions in Poland look like, write: #Procesja (procession).
