Muslim radicals call for the execution of a cardinal in Iraq

Jan 05, 2026 11:59

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church Photo: Religión Digital

Local Church

Parish closures: new data shows the decline of the Catholic Church in Germany, the most progressive… and “synodal”

Beyond logistics and numbers, the closures raise questions about identity and direction. They unfold against the backdrop of ongoing debates surrounding the German Synodal Path and the proposed Synodal Council, initiatives that have drawn criticism for positions viewed by many as doctrinally ambiguous or openly heterodox

Dec 30, 2025 17:19

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Local Church

Church containing relic of the crown of thorns desecrated and Eucharist stolen. What will the Church do?

The setting of the latest profanation adds further gravity. The monastery of La Santa Espina is known for safeguarding a revered relic traditionally identified as one thorn from the crown placed on Jesus during his Passion

Dec 30, 2025 17:17

Covadonga Asturias

Local Church

US Bishops Exempt from Sunday Mass Immigrants Fearing Arrest: Which Dioceses Are Included and Until What Date?

The exemption extends even to people with legal documentation who, nevertheless, feel vulnerable due to their ethnic origin or the general climate of intimidation.

Dec 29, 2025 17:22

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

American missiles, persecuted Christians, and a country that cannot protect them: why did Trump bomb part of Nigeria?

The airstrikes, carried out in coordination with Abuja, targeted militant camps hidden in dense forest areas of Sokoto State, near the border with Niger

Dec 29, 2025 15:55

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church•Vocations

Priestly vocations in England and Wales: data pointing to either stabilization or decline

In 2024, the Catholic dioceses of England and Wales, together with the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, recorded 22 priestly ordinations, two more than the previous year

Dec 24, 2025 19:40

Elizabeth Owens

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Parish closures: new data shows the decline of the Catholic Church in Germany, the most progressive… and “synodal”

Church containing relic of the crown of thorns desecrated and Eucharist stolen. What will the Church do?

US Bishops Exempt from Sunday Mass Immigrants Fearing Arrest: Which Dioceses Are Included and Until What Date?

American missiles, persecuted Christians, and a country that cannot protect them: why did Trump bomb part of Nigeria?

Priestly vocations in England and Wales: data pointing to either stabilization or decline