
Croatian president raises plight of Bosnia’s Catholic minority during Vatican visit
President Zoran Milanović met with Pope Francis and senior officials.

President Zoran Milanović met with Pope Francis and senior officials.

He has held the post since 2005.

Iranian authorities have ordered a pastor from the Church of Iran denomination to return to prison to begin serving a five-year sentence for “sectarian activities,” indicating that Christian persecution might be intensifying after a brief respite due to the spread of COVID-19 that led authorities to the temporary release of many people from prison.

The Feb. 27 visit will include an encounter with refugee families.

Fra’ Matthew Festing was Grand Master from 2008 to his resignation in 2017.

"Some of the grassroots organisations do fantastic work, but they are busy doing the work, rather than understanding that there needs to be more of a strategic outlook."

The end of the COP26 climate summit has been met with mixed feelings from Christians after it fell short on funding and carbon emissions pledges.

Last week Israel’s top religious leaders joined President Isaac Herzog in calling for more people around the world to be vaccinated, saying that the approved vaccines are safe and effective tools in fighting COVID-19.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting decrease in social and economic activities for many in Brazil, violence against indigenous groups increased in the South American country last year.

Three men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act over the fatal blast outside Liverpool Women's Hospital.