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‘Preventing children from going to school is diabolical,’ says papal representative in Cameroon
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (835+ words) Students listen to the teacher in the Holy Infant high school, in Yaounde, Cameron, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Credit: Angel Ngwe/AP.) YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – At the start of the 2026/2027 academic year in Cameroon, the Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt,…...
The ‘Benedictine’ through-line in Leo XIV’s thinking about Vatican II
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (112+ words) Pope Benedict the XIV early in his pontificate. (Credit: Associated Press.) “A new council proved to be not only meaningful, but necessary,” the pope said. He was speaking about Vatican II, especially in light of the momentous changes in the…...
Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1112+ words) A priest enters the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, northern Israel, on Aug. 6, 2026. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.) MOUNT TABOR, Israel — Sister Mayela wears her black veil and habit as she walks to work near where another Catholic nun…...
Irish baptisms fall by 30% over ten years
3+ week, 4+ day ago (595+ words) “However, the figures also show that ‘cultural Catholicism’ remains strong on the island. We see that as...
Top European bishop to Crux Now: Fear of immigration shows Europe’s identity crisis
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (112+ words) The president of the bishops’ conferences in the European Union (EU) has said that increasing fear and hostility towards immigrants is a sign Europe has lost a sense of what it stands for. With assisted suicide spreading across the continent…...
Opus Dei responds to bishop’s ‘offensive and unfounded accusation’ in dispute over Marian image
1+ week, 2+ day ago (829+ words) Sanctuary of Torreciudad. Credit: By Millars – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Opus Dei have responded to a bishop’s incendiary comments, which opened the latest chapter in a long-running dispute between the personal prelature and the local diocese, over a revered…...
Spanish bishop renews dispute with Opus Dei over Marian image
1+ week, 2+ day ago (758+ words) Iglesia del Santuario de Torreciudad. Credit: José Luis Filpo Cabana/Wikimedia. A Spanish bishop has reignited a longstanding dispute with Opus Dei over a Marian image, saying that he will resign if the revered icon is not returned to its…...
Archbishop of Westminster joins push for international religious freedom
3+ week, 4+ day ago (677+ words) The leader of the Church England and Wales has joined a major ongoing campaign against religious discrimination around the world. Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster released a statement on Tuesday in support of Aid to the Church in Need’s (ACN)…...
US Bishops launch pro-life campaign as pharmaceutical abortions on rise
3+ week, 4+ day ago (408+ words) MTP Kit containing one mifepristone and four misoprostol plus a blister strip of 10 extra miso. Generic pills manufactured in India and obtained in the US by mail order. Image credit: By Plancpills – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link The Catholic bishops…...
Scottish bishops’ leader calls Catholics to fight suicide bill
3+ week, 1+ day ago (869+ words) Bishop John Keenan of Paisley, file. (Image courtesy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley) With the threat of legal assisted suicide looming larger every day in the UK, the president of the Scottish bishops’ conference has appealed to Catholics…...