Russian bishops’ official concerned about new religion regulations

The secretary-general of the Russian bishops’ conference said new legal regulations will give state officials extra powers to intervene in church life and revive communist-era restrictions. Amendments to Russia’s 1997 Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, passed on 24th March by the Duma, require foreign-trained clergy to obtain “recertification from a Russian religious organisation.” Clergy already working in Russia are exempt from... Read More

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March 28, 2021

Holy Land Franciscans concerned about Good Friday collection

During this year of Covid-19 lockdowns and lack of international pilgrimages, the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land has had to adjust its funding priorities and trim its budgeting, and difficult though that has been, Fr Ramzi Sidawi fears the worst is still to come. “It is now a difficult, strange, new situation,” said Fr Sidawi, general administrator... Read More

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March 12, 2021

Vatican official concerned by populist leaders ‘hijacking’ religion

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, head of the Vatican’s evangelisation congregation, has expressed concern over the “hijacking” of religion by populist leaders who sow division and exploit the anger of those who feel excluded. Speaking after he delivered the 2021 Trócaire/St Patrick’s College Maynooth annual Lenten lecture on “Caring for the Human Family and our Common Home,” the Filipino... Read More

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January 29, 2021

Bishop concerned about withdrawal of peacekeepers from struggling Darfur

A Sudanese bishop has expressed concern that “peace is not felt on the ground” in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan even though the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission has begun a drawdown of troops. Bishop Yunan Andali of El Obeid, Sudan, the diocese that includes Darfur, said some groups that hold large amounts of land were... Read More

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January 10, 2020

Spanish Church leaders concerned about government secularisation

Spanish Church leaders voiced concern for their country’s future after the government pledged to legalise euthanasia, secularise education and strip the Church of “improper assets”. “Spain faces a critical situation, a true emergency for our future,” Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Valencia told Catholics in a pastoral letter. He asked that special prayers and Masses... Read More

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August 7, 2019

Catholic MP concerned over reality TV

A Catholic MP has voiced his concern over reality TV and how it exploits vulnerable people. His concerns come amid revelations that The Jeremy Kyle Show used Facebook to target guests who wanted to take lie detector or DNA tests, according to written evidence submitted to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS), which... Read More

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