Haitian gang demands $17 million for Americans’ release
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Gang demands $17M for return of kidnapped missionaries in Haiti, justice minister says
The gang that kidnapped 17 missionaries while they were on a trip to visit an orphanage in Haiti on Saturday has demanded $1 million each for their safe return, Justice Minister Liszt Quitel confirmed Tuesday.
‘I hope that I can join them soon’: Benedict XVI sends condolence message after friend’s death
He said that the death of Fr. Gerhard Winkler touched him deeply.
Suing for Peace: Can Clerics Reconcile Armenia and Azerbaijan Better Than Courts?
One year since the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian-led reconciliation summit is the first meeting between spiritual leaders since 2017.
Street preachers to appeal judgment on arrests
Four Christian street preachers are to appeal a court ruling that said their arrests in Bristol City Centre in 2016 were lawful.
Vatican regulates the role of postulator in saints’ causes
The new regulations are designed partly to prevent conflicts of interest.
7 pastors arrested in India on false charges of forced conversions
Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh arrested seven pastors at a prayer meeting under the state’s “anti-conversion” law, which Christians have accused Hindu nationalists of using as a tool to persecute them.
Michael Nazir-Ali says he had 'no choice' but to leave Church of England
Former Church of England bishop Michael Nazir-Ali has defended his decision to join the Catholic Church.
Sir David Amess death: Catholic bishop calls for last rites to be recognized as ‘emergency service’
Police reportedly turned away a priest who sought to administer the last rites to the Catholic Member of Parliament.
Aging UK soldier dies while on trial for Troubles shooting | Crux Now
An 80-year-old British army veteran has died while on trial for a shooting that occurred during “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland, fueling debate over the prosecution of soldiers for alleged crimes committed decades ago.
