Law firm to publish report on handling of abuse in Munich Archdiocese
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In mid-January, the law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl is scheduled to publish a report into the handling of clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
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Pope Francis’ January 2022 prayer intention is for victims of religious persecution
The pope called persecution ‘inhuman’ and ‘insane.’
Suspected militant accused of beheadings Christians killed in Indonesia
Crux,Indonesian security forces killed a suspected militant accused of beheadings in a shootout Tuesday in a sweeping counterterrorism campaign against extremists in remote mountain jungles, police said.
Catholics hold funeral after Myanmar massacre; attacks continue
Crux,For Christians in Chin and Kayah states in Myanmar, there were no Christmas and New Year celebrations due to fighting.
With foreign donation license denied, Missionaries of Charity ration food
Crux,Since Christmas, the Missionaries of Charity have been strictly rationing the food and daily use items for their regular 600 beneficiaries at their motherhouse and Shishu Bhavan, a children’s orphanage.
A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans
Crux,Huge surges in Spain’s migrant population and evangelical population in recent decades are producing profound changes in how faith is practiced in a country long dominated by the Catholic Church.
Alcoholics Anonymous Group Disciplined for Praying at Meetings
An Alcoholics Anonymous group is facing internal scrutiny after being caught reciting the Lord’s Prayer at the start of their meetings.
Alcoholics Anonymous group removed from directory over Christian emphasis
The group continues to meet in a church in Yeovil, Somerset, but is no longer officially recognised by the AA.
'Bodies burned beyond recognition': Al-Shabaab militants torture, behead Christians in Kenya; at least 6 killed
Suspected al-Shabaab militants tortured and killed at least six Christians, five of whom were reportedly beheaded, in a terror attack on a village in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region that borders Somalia Monday morning, according to reports.
Pope Francis: Visiting the sick is a Christian imperative
‘How many sick and elderly people are living at home and waiting for a visit!’
