Swiss Official Fined for Shooting Madonna-and-Child Poster
Loading the Audio Player... A Zurich District Court on Wednesday convicted a former local politician of shooting an air pistol at a poster that included a classic depiction of Jes...
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Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem says violence requires ‘an urgent intervention’
“It is our duty not to ignore injustice nor any aggression against human dignity regardless of who is committing them.”
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What is the new ministry of catechist? A CNA explainer
Pope Francis has instituted a new lay ministry of catechist. Here’s what that means.
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Pope Francis institutes new ministry of catechist
The pope instituted the new lay ministry in the apostolic letter Antiquum ministerium.
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German Catholics defy Vatican with blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples
Ceremonies took place in around 80 cities, though the precise number of services is unknown.
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Father Weinandy: ‘If the German Synodal Way is not heading for schism, it has fooled a lot of people’
The theologian made the comment after the German bishops’ leader said the country’s Catholics were not “schismatics.”
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Muslim Woman Faces an Honor Killing, Then Finds Hope in Christ After an Audible Voice from Heaven: ‘Jesus’
Aisha was born in Amman, Jordan to a strict Islamic family. Her father abused her verbally and said things that should never be said to a daughter, but her religion was not a source of peace for her during those painful years. Instead, she felt constant condemnation from Islam.
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Canadian pastor who escaped communist tyranny arrested for holding church service
Canadian Pastor Artur Pawlowski, who kicked police out of his church after they tried to shut down a worship service during Holy Week, and his brother, Dawid Pawlowski, have been arrested for holding ...
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Vatican creates group to study separating mafia from the Catholic Church
The group is being established in honor of Rosario Livatino, a Catholic judge killed by the mafia.
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Afghan school bombing leaves 85 dead
Families conducted funerals while others searched for their missing children on Sunday after explosions at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital of Kabul left at least 85 people dead. Interior Mini...
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School chaplain challenges dismissal over LGBT views
A school chaplain lost his job at a Christian school and was reported to the government's counter-terrorism watchdog, Prevent, after telling students they were not compelled to "accept an ideology they disagree with", his lawyers say.
