Capuchin Bishop Who Supported a Transgender Hermit Is Recognized by LGBT Activist Group in the USA

Sep 18, 2024 06:04

he has been a constant and firm defender of LGBTQ+ issues in the Catholic Church in the United States. Photo: New Ways Ministry

According to Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, this upcoming event will be the largest religious gathering in Australia since World Youth Day in 2008

He did so by sending a video message to the fifty young people participating in MED 24 Tirana, a new edition of the Mediterranean Encounters

President Donald Trump has expressed interest in making a personal pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico

This deep reverence culminated in the construction of a grand sanctuary in 1859, which was completed in 1875.

The FSSR community, while still suspended, appears to be holding out for a more favorable resolution.

Good News•Local Church

Women’s religious order may return to Iraq, where it was founded

The Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a Chaldean order of religious Sisters, has been able to go back to the village of Araden in northern Iraq.

Sep 15, 2024 18:13

John Newton

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Past Cases of Sexual Abuse in Irish Schools Leads Government to Intervene

The Minister of Education announced the creation of a Commission of Inquiry into abuses in religious schools

Sep 15, 2024 06:49

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Religion and Elections in the USA: Pew Research Reveals How Each Candidate Is Supported

The 2024 presidential campaign seems to be destined once again to be a contest where religion, far from being a purely spiritual matter, is playing a decisive role in the political future of the United States.

Sep 13, 2024 14:15

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Gender Ideology•Local Church

German diocese announces to indoctrinate employees in gender ideology

Additionally, a training program is being developed for diocesan employees, aiming to equip them with the knowledge and sensitivity needed to meet the pastoral needs of the LGBTQ+ community.

Sep 13, 2024 14:08

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Ecumenism•Local Church

Attendance at Anglicans Cathedrals Rises by 5% in 2023, Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

The total weekly attendance at regular services increased from an average of 28,300 in 2022 to 30,300 in 2023. While this rise is encouraging, it still falls short of the 2019 average of 36,800, signaling that English cathedrals continue to feel the effects of the pandemic.

Sep 12, 2024 18:49

Elizabeth Owens

Poll Finds Leo XIV the Most Favorable Public Figure Among U.S. Voters

The findings come from a March 2026 poll conducted by NBC News in partnership with Hart Research Associates and Public Opinion Strategies. The survey interviewed 1,000 registered voters across the United States, producing a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

What Does the Pope Think About Violence Against Women? A Revealing Letter Signed by Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s response is clear and profoundly pastoral. The Pontiff confesses that violence in relationships, and particularly violence against women, is a source of great suffering for him.

Capuchin Bishop Who Supported a Transgender Hermit Is Recognized by LGBT Activist Group in the USA

Sydney to Host 2028 International Eucharistic Congress: A Historic Return to Australia

The Pope at MED24 asked the young people of the Mediterranean to help the region “recover its expression of fraternity and peace” and stop being “a graveyard”

Report Reveals Surprising Findings on the Role of Faith in a Polarized Society

Donald Trump could visit the Basilica of Guadalupe

This is the largest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world, which is in Argentina

Vatican’s Decision to Suspend Priests’ Expulsion Sparks Debate in Christchurch

Women’s religious order may return to Iraq, where it was founded

Past Cases of Sexual Abuse in Irish Schools Leads Government to Intervene

Religion and Elections in the USA: Pew Research Reveals How Each Candidate Is Supported

German diocese announces to indoctrinate employees in gender ideology

Attendance at Anglicans Cathedrals Rises by 5% in 2023, Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels