In an unusual incident on Tuesday evening, Muslim and Christian residents of the town of al-Khader near Bethlehem clashed after Palestinian terrorists tried to hide from the Israel Defense Forces in
A prominent Roman Catholic Church leader in Germany has said that he believes priests should be allowed to get married, opposing centuries of mandated celibacy for clergy.
He said that the ethical principle ‘applies to everyone, not just Christians or believers.’
A Catholic bishop in India has been arrested over illegal sand mining on diocesan land in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
After a five-month delay, Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, a veteran prelate who has boasted of his friendship with the pope, will be tried in a criminal court Feb. 21.
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to foment, one of the country’s top Catholic prelates has reiterated his desire for a papal visit, which he believes will help calm escalations and put an end to a nearly 8-year conflict.
Israel’s security forces said on Wednesday they killed three Palestinians who were allegedly involved in recent shooting attacks against Israelis.
A Catholic bishop and several priests have reportedly been arrested in India for illegal mining operations on land owned by the diocese.
On Jan. 31, a bailiff knocked on the door of the 200-odd units of the Mont-Carmel Residence, a private seniors’ residence in Montreal. sis Auxiliary Sisters and all the residents received a notice of eviction from him.
An ideological umbrella, which portrays President Daniel Ortega as being “anointed by God … for sacred Nicaragua,” is behind the persecution of Catholic and Protestant institutions and individuals in the Central American country, an adviser for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has said.
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