Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Russian Soldiers Capture Third Catholic Priest. They Want to Extract Secrets of Confession from Them

Father Maksym said to Tv2000: “Father Oleksandr, a young parish priest from Melitopol, was seized in his church and taken to an unknown location. According to the latest reconstructions, the priest was expelled from the Occupied Territories and is in Zaporizhzhia

Dec 04, 2022 03:20

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Local Church•Young People

England and Wales: The State of Priestly Vocations in 2022

In 2021 there were 21 priestly Ordinations in the 22 dioceses of England and Wales.

Dec 04, 2022 03:18

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General Audience•Pope Francis

How Can We Recognize That a Consolation Comes from God? Pope Explains It in Eight Points

The Holy Father’s General Audience on Wednesday, November 30, on how to recognize true consolation?

Dec 04, 2022 03:15

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis’ Affectionate and Emotional Words About Benedict XVI at the Conferral of the “Ratzinger Prize”

A Jesuit and the first Jew are awarded the “Ratzinger Prize” in Theology. In his address, Pope Francis referred to Benedict XVI with affectionate and laudatory words.

Dec 04, 2022 03:12

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Persecuted Christians

One Out of Every Four Countries Worldwide Used Force to Impede Religious Practice During the Pandemic

The most used common type of violative force against religious liberty was detentions.

Dec 02, 2022 05:42

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Church and World•Vatican City

The United States Deputy Secretary of State Will Visit the Vatican

On the agenda is a meeting with the Holy See’s Secretary of State.

Dec 02, 2022 05:40

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis closes 2022 with this intention for which he asks the whole Church to pray

Commitment and “working with the people”: for Francis, “being a volunteer who helps others is a choice that makes us free; it opens us to other people’s needs.”

Dec 01, 2022 01:06

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Local Church

USA: Bishop Barron responds to LGBT bill passed by Senate

The bill will also heighten the threats to religious liberty that have persisted after the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision of 2015.

Dec 01, 2022 00:57

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Local Church•Papal Trips•Pope Francis

Pope Francis: New date confirmed for historic Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage to South Sudan adn Congo

The long-awaited visit was due to take place in July of this year, but was postponed after the Vatican announced that Pope Francis would not be able to travel on advice from his doctors.

Dec 01, 2022 00:54

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Persecuted Christians

Who Are Qatar’s Christians? They Are More than 13% of the Population, but Without Full Religious Liberty

In the country hosting the World Cup, the majority of the baptized are immigrant workers from India, Pakistan and the Philippines.

Nov 30, 2022 15:22

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Dicasteries•Vatican City

Jesuit Resigns from Vatican Secretariat for the Economy and Is Succeeded by a Spanish Layman

Dr Maximino Caballero Ledo, who had been working as General Secretary of the Secretariat for the Economy, succeeds the Prefect who resigned.

Nov 30, 2022 15:21

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Church and World•Pope Francis

Russia Accuses Pope of Russophobia after His Statements to a Jesuit Magazine

The Russian Ambassador to the Vatican presented a formal complaint.

Nov 30, 2022 15:13

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