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Myanmar troops set fire to Catholic church, rebel group says
Jun 16, 2022 / 15:46 pmSoldiers of the military junta that controls Myanmar have frequently attacked Catholic churches and other civilian targets.
Pope Francis accepts Belgian bishop’s request not to be made a cardinal
Jun 16, 2022 / 10:21 amBishop Lucas Van Looy was due to receive the red hat on Aug. 27.
UK government sanctions head of Russian Orthodox Church
Jun 16, 2022 / 06:20 amThe Foreign Office said that Patriarch Kirill was being ‘sanctioned for his support and endorsement of Putin’s war.’
White House condemns pro-abortion violence after new Jane’s Revenge threats
Jun 15, 2022 / 16:51 pmIt remains an open question if Jane's Revenge is an organized group, or merely a call for copycat attacks.
Theologian resigns from German ‘Synodal Way’ forum on sexual morality
Jun 15, 2022 / 06:15 amKatharina Westerhorstmann, who teaches theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s campus in Austria, objected to ideas advanced by the forum.
Pope Francis: ‘When you are old, you are no longer in control of your body’
Jun 15, 2022 / 03:30 amThe 85-year-old pope noted that he needed to walk with a cane.
Franciscans in Germany elect openly gay priest as new superior
Jun 14, 2022 / 19:15 pmFather Markus Fuhrmann said he recently came out as homosexual "to show that I can also be part of the Church in this ministry."
Pope Francis told Bishop Bätzing: We don’t need 2 Evangelical churches in Germany
Jun 14, 2022 / 04:55 amThe pope recalled his remark during a conversation with the editors of Jesuit journals.
Pope Francis: Russia’s use of mercenaries in Ukraine is ‘monstrous’
Jun 14, 2022 / 02:32 amIn a new interview, the pope suggested the Ukraine war was ‘perhaps somehow either provoked or not prevented.’
U.S. bishops urge action following church, pro-life pregnancy attacks
Jun 13, 2022 / 19:36 pmThe bishops say “each of us must choose the path of peace and open our hearts to the love that God has for his children.”
Rector of German Catholic seminary found dead
Jun 13, 2022 / 11:30 amThe Diocese of Limburg said: ‘We have lost a committed and much-appreciated pastor.’
Vatican’s financial watchdog sees rise in suspicious activity reports in 2021
Jun 13, 2022 / 09:18 amASIF received 104 suspicious activity reports in 2021, compared to 89 the year before.
After postposting Africa trip, Pope Francis says: ‘We will bring Kinshasa to St. Peter’s’
Jun 13, 2022 / 06:52 amThe pope hopes to celebrate Mass for Rome’s Congolese community on July 3.
Nigerian Catholic bishop to Irish president: Church massacre not linked to climate change
Jun 13, 2022 / 04:42 amThe bishop said Michael D. Higgins’ ‘reasons for this gruesome massacre are incorrect and far-fetched.’
Pope Francis won’t preside at Corpus Christi Mass and procession due to knee pain
Jun 13, 2022 / 02:41 amThe 85-year-old pope has made public appearances in a wheelchair since May 5.
Pope Francis praises 'example of faith' of newly beatified Polish nuns martyred in WWII
Jun 12, 2022 / 06:40 amSister Paschalis Jahn and nine fellow Elizabethan sisters were beatified Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland.
Expressing 'great sorrow,' Pope Francis apologizes for postponed Africa trip
Jun 12, 2022 / 00:28 amThe pope apologized Sunday for having to call off his July visit to Congo and South Sudan due to his knee pain.
190 attacks against Church in Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega since 2018, report says
Jun 10, 2022 / 14:45 pmThe Ortega regime has "initiated an indiscriminate persecution" against the Catholic Church, the report says.
Pope Francis discusses Ukraine war with European Commission head
Jun 10, 2022 / 06:35 amUrsula von der Leyen also met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Catholic leader criticizes EU Parliament for backing motion on US abortion law
Jun 9, 2022 / 10:52 amThe motion secured 364 votes in favor, 154 against, and 37 abstentions.