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Over 200 Christians arrested in Eritrea in past twelve months

the east african country of eritrea has been ranked as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for being a follower of jesus. a 3 j...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Lourdes shrine taking action on Rupnik art though not removing it yet

the catholic bishop responsible for the world-famous and beloved marian shrine in france has ordered measures to lower the visibility of mos...
The Catholic Herald

The new UK Government must rethink its relationship with Pakistan after recent attacks on Christians

nizar masih lay face-down in the dust and the dirt, blood streaming from his battered head, soaking his torn shirt. yet, for the mob seethin...
Daniel Beurthe

German Synodal Way: Vatican demands changes to controversial new Church body

rome – as part of an ongoing tug of war with the german bishops over the country’s controversial reform path, the vatican has asked that sev...
Elise Allen

Oklahoma high court rules against Catholic school ‘evangelising’ with public dollars

oklahoma's supreme court has ruled against what would have been the first publicly funded religious charter school in the us. the high court...
The Catholic Herald

Westminster Diocese announces clergy moves and changes for 2024

mgr martin hayes, vicar general of the diocese of westminster, has issued the following information about forthcoming retirements, priests' ...
The Catholic Herald

Archdiocese of St. Louis releases report on clergy's use of slaves

the archdiocese of st. louis has released a report into the use of slavery among its clergy during the pre-civil war era. the report identif...
johnlavenburg

Churches and synagogues targeted in terrorist attack in southern Russia

two orthodox churches and two synagogues were targeted in what appears to have been a coordinated terrorist attack in southern russia timed ...
The Catholic Herald

Vatican comms chief defends Rupnik art remaining on website

the head of the vatican’s communications department had defended his office’s continued use of art by marko rupnik, who is accused of multip...
Crux Staff

Why France's Catholics are turning to Marine Le Pen

the french are not known for being fans of american ways. but their voting patterns, especially among catholics, are becoming more similar w...
Gavin Mortimer

Vatican accuses former US nuncio Archbishop Viganò of schism

rome – a vatican decree leaked to the italian press states that italian archbishop carlo maria viganò, a former nuncio to the united states ...
Elise Allen

Sunak on assisted suicide: British PM is willing to sacrifice most vulnerable to assuage middle-class fears of death

the world of politics can sometimes be a matter of life and death, as well as being about promoting different versions of a standard of livi...
Gavin Ashenden

Majority of Brits don't approve of political parties’ treatment of 'Christian' candidates, new poll finds

the uk’s political parties are out of step with the british public when it comes to their increasingly hostile treatment of candidates who h...
The Catholic Herald

UK Prime Minister comes out in favour of assisted dying

both leaders of the uk’s two largest political parties have now indicated that they personally do not oppose assisted dying, given recent re...
The Catholic Herald

Leading Dublin church cancels concert by gay choir over concerns about ‘Pride’ affiliation

the authorities at dublin’s prestigious st andrew’s church of westland row are defending their decision to cancel a concert that was due to ...
DeclanMcSweeney

The remarkable day that showed why every pope is a star

rome – friday was among the most remarkable single days in the entire pope francis era, and given the way this papacy has generated non-stop...
John L Allen

More than a hundred comedians meet the Pope

rome – in umberto eco’s immortal novel the name of the rose , the stern benedictine abbot jorge de burgo insists that laughter is evil: “lau...
Elise Allen

Pakistani Church leaders demand swift action after lynch mob murder of elderly Christian

christians in pakistan have demanded punjab officials bring to justice the perpetrators of the brutal lynch mob murder of nazir gill masih i...
The Catholic Herald

Boston archdiocese starts work on affordable housing complex

new york – the archdiocese of boston and governor’s office have broken ground on what will be a community of more than a dozen affordable ho...
johnlavenburg

Ancient ruins, including mosaic floors, found near Vatican media office during construction for Jubilee

ruins from the roman empire have been discovered in piazza pia, the street in front of the vatican media office - formerly vatican radio - d...
Crux Staff

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