Catholic Church

Catholics still persecuted in China, confirms Taiwan Government

china’s persecution of catholics has escalated , according to taiwan’s ministry of foreign affairs, even as one vatican official said the tw...
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Pope’s College of Cardinals is becoming less European

pope francis represented a significant break from previous popes. although of italian descent, the pope comes from latin america and this ha...
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Europe’s cultural Iron Curtain entrenches as Brussels takes Hungary to court

the cultural iron curtain dividing the european union (eu) between an secular, post-national and progressive west, and a re-christianising, ...
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Is the Pope trying to play both sides of the US Catholic debate?

it is no secret that america’s catholics are deeply divided . even before the dobbs ruling last month, the pew research center discovered de...
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More legacy building: Pope names women to Dicastery for Bishops

pope francis has named three women to the dicastery for bishops. it is the first time that women have been appointed to the dicastery respon...
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Francis confirms beatification of 'smiling Pope' who warned against confusion of the faithful

the 20 th century was a great era for popes, with several recognised as saints. pope francis himself has canonised pope st john xxiii, pope ...
Simon Caldwell

Colombian Church hopeful about peace negotiation between the government and the guerrillas

colombia’s president-elect gustavo petro proposed on july 5 a bilateral ceasefire between the government’s security forces and the left-wing...
Eduardo Campos Lima

Priest brother of TV's Declan Donnelly dies after sudden brain haemorrhage

the priest brother tv presenter declan donnelly died from a suspected bleed on the brain, friends have said. fr dermott donnelly, 55, was ta...
Simon Caldwell

Persecution of the faithful: the greatest story never told

peninah was only 24-years-old when her husband paul was murdered by al-shabaab terrorists in kenya. attackers with kalashnikovs, lined the m...
John Cookson

Pope condemns abortion but not those who advocate for abortion access

in a wide-ranging interview with reuters, pope francis sought to quash resignation rumours but may have only ignited them further, and while...
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