Controversies•Local Church

Gender Ideology Comes to Christmas Cribs… Including with the Help of a Priest

In Capocastello di Mercogliano , a village near Naples, Italy, Father Vitaliano Della Sala defended the representation of Jesus’ birth in a Nativity Scene with two Mothers of the Child Jesus, instead of Mary and Joseph.

Jan 03, 2024 13:08

Rafael Llanes

Church and World•Local Church

Re-inauguration of Notre Dame de Paris will be in 2024. Macron invites the Pope

Macron also announced a competition for the design of six new stained glass windows in some chapels of the cathedral, commemorating the restoration after the fire.

Dec 13, 2023 00:15

Rafael Llanes

Local Church•Pope Francis

What does Pope Francis’ letter to the convert and Nobel Laureate in Literature 2023 say?

Bishop Bernt Eidsvig of Oslo described the Pope’s letter as a «great – and well-deserved – honor,» demonstrating not only the international attention drawn by the award but also how Fosse’s words resonate worldwide, reaching even the halls of the Vatican.

Dec 06, 2023 23:37

Rafael Llanes

Justice and Peace

European Court of Justice bans religious symbols in the workplace

A EU Court of Justice ruled that the rule «may be considered objectively justified by a legitimate purpose,» although it acknowledges that the public administration may authorize the use of visible signs by employees regarding their philosophical or religious convictions

Dec 05, 2023 23:02

Rafael Llanes

Local Church

Bethlehem, Town of Jesus’ Birth, Will Not Be Celebrating Christmas: Here Is the Reason Why

Hanna Hanania, outgoing Mayor of Bethlehem, a small town in the Palestinian West Bank, said to EWTN agency in English that, “like any other Palestinian city, Bethlehem is in mourning and sad.” “We cannot celebrate while we’re in this situation,” referring to the Israel-Hamas war.

Dec 04, 2023 22:24

Rafael Llanes

Local Church

The Presidents of the German and Polish Episcopates Confront One Another Over the German Reforms

Monsignor Georg Bätzing expressed his reaction in a letter to Archbishop Gadecki The Bishop of Limburg, Germany, accuses his Polish counterpart of Poznan of “rather unbrotherly behaviour” and of “enormous overreach of his authority.” The Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita published Bishop Bätzing’s letter, dated November 21.

Dec 03, 2023 22:36

Rafael Llanes

Holy Land

Jerusalem’s Armenian Neighbourhood Under Risk of Loss Due to Jews’ Harassment

(ZENIT News / Jerusalem, 29.11.2023).- A group of Jewish settlers, with a radical individual who was involved in a  past attack, is pressuring the Christian leaders and their community for a parcel of land, which would entail the disappearance of a quarter […]

Nov 29, 2023 22:52

Rafael Llanes

Local Church•Testimonies

Israeli Army Kills Another Christian Woman in Gaza: They Shot at Those Who Came to Her Aid; Car Is Responsible for the Death Blow

Farah, single, was a music professor who played the organ in the parish. Of Greek-Orthodox origin, she spent some time in a Baptist community and later was active in the Catholic parish. “She lived, prayed and took part in everything,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli.

Nov 27, 2023 15:11

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Testimonies

How Many Exorcists Are There in the Catholic Church and in Which Countries Do They Work?

At present, the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) has 905 members. It’s the only Association of Exorcists recognized officially by the Holy See. The number of priests approved by Bishops as exorcists is growing throughout the world. Also increasing are those associated to the IAE, which have quadrupled in 10 years.

Nov 23, 2023 00:19

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Hate Crimes on The Rise Against Christians in Europe

On November 16, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) published its Annual Report on the occasion of International Tolerance Day. The Report points out that hate crimes against Christians increased. In 2022 alone, 748 hate crimes were committed.

Nov 21, 2023 23:20

Rafael Llanes

Local Church

German Catholics Donated 673 Million Euros to Projects Worldwide

The President of the Conference of the Weltkirche Commission, Bishop Bertram Meier, Bishop of Augsburg, expresses the high scope of the commitment of German Catholics to the world Church.

Sep 28, 2023 21:55

Rafael Llanes

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Cardinal Sako, Patriarch of Chaldean Catholics Says: “I’m Disappointed by the Holy See’s Position”

In an interview with AsiaNews on September 23, Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldeans of the Middle East, expressed the need that Rome speak to avoid a dangerous future for Iraqi Christians.

Sep 27, 2023 17:06

Rafael Llanes