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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
Pope Francis decries 'cancel culture' in annual address to diplomats
pope francis has lamented “cancel culture” in his address to diplomats at the vatican. delivering his annual “state of the world” address on...
CNA Staff
Catholic parish asks faithful not to attend Mass unless they have Covid vaccine
a parish in nottingham has asked catholics not to attend mass if they are “not vaccinated and/or won’t wear a mask.” the parish of the holy ...
Luke Coppen CNA
Tribunal sides with Catholic nurse harassed by NHS bosses for wearing cross at work
an employment tribunal has ruled that an nhs trust harassed a catholic nurse and directly discriminated against her for wearing a cross neck...
Simon Caldwell
Twenty-two missionaries murdered in 2021, reveals Vatican in annual report
twenty-two catholic missionaries were killed around the world in 2021, half of them in africa, according to a report released by the fides n...
CNA Staff
On social graces
if you tend your garden yourself, there is always a danger that all you will see as you walk around it is a worryingly long list of jobs. th...
charlie-hart
Mother Teresa orphanage faces police probe for 'forcing' girls to pray and read Bible
police in india are investigating the religious order founded by st teresa of calcutta for allegedly forcing hindu girls to convert to chris...
Simon Caldwell
Attacks on Christians in Europe soar by 70 per cent in a year amid rise in secularist and Islamist ideologies
attacks on christians and church property in europe has soared by 70 per cent in just one year, a new report has said. physical violence, ar...
Simon Caldwell
EU bid to ban word 'Christmas' is throwback to Nazi and Communist eras, Pope tells journalists
the pope has denounced an attempt by the european union to excise the word “christmas” from official documentation as a throwback to the dic...
Simon Caldwell
Ecuador’s Church struggles to bring humanity to the country’s prisons after brutal riots
after riots in a guayaquil penitentiary left 119 dead on september 28 and 62 dead on november 12, activists of the local prison pastoral min...
Eduardo Campos Lima
'Fulani association' warns Christians in Nigerian state to close churches or risk attacks
christians in nigeria’s zamfara state have been cautioned against public worship in churches lest they be attacked, abducted, and their plac...
Jude Atemanke CNA
Christmas books for children
"christmas won’t be christmas without any presents", grumbled jo, lying on the rug.” the opening of little women has had children nodding in...
Sophia Waugh
Could ‘Housing First’ end homelessness?
at the beginning of the first lockdown in march 2020, a government scheme called “everyone in” succeeded in getting almost every single pers...
Olenka Hamilton
Pope makes 'heartfelt appeal' for solutions to migrant crisis after drownings in English Channel
pope francis has called for solutions to the european migrant crisis that last week cost the lives of 27 people in the english channel. the ...
Staff Reporter
Saving face
last month, after 13 short years, i deleted my facebook account. the site, at last, has lost any of the allure it once had (more on that lat...
Constance Watson
The Father’s Christmas presence
there is something perpetually moving about the christmas story. it is the account of how god became man, and, with magnificent indifference...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to WWII martyr Bl. Titus Brandsma’s intercession
pope francis has recognized a miracle attributed to titus brandsma, an outspoken opponent of nazism martyred at dachau concentration camp in...
CNA Staff
Ethics committee authorizes first assisted suicide in Italy
the catholic church in italy said that life must be “protected and defended” after local health authorities in italy gave the green light to...
Hannah Brockhaus
Former priest files new sexual abuse lawsuit against Theodore McCarrick
a former catholic priest who has previously alleged that ex-cardinal theodore mccarrick sexually abused him when he was a seminarian has fil...
Kevin-Jones
Is Pope Francis’ pragmatic approach creating a crisis for canon law?
in the eight years since his election, pope francis has been an active lawmaker. beyond his well-publicized reforms, there have been many ot...
andrea-gagliarducci
Religious freedom advocates ‘appalled’ as State Department removes Nigeria from watch list
after the u.s. state department released its list of countries with the most egregious religious freedom violations this week, human rights ...
Courtney Mares
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