WYD cross to be given to Portuguese young people

Young people representing their peers in Panama will hand the World Youth Day cross to young people from Portugal at the end of Pope Francis’ Mass on Sunday for the feast of Christ the King. The young hosts of World Youth Day 2019 in Panama originally were scheduled to give the cross and a Marian... Read More

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April 29, 2020

Chinese communist officials remove crosses from two church buildings

Communist authorities in territory covered by the Anhui Diocese removed crosses from the top of two church buildings, sources have told ucanews.com. The sources said they fear more such actions. Authorities removed the cross of Our Lady of the Rosary Church on 18th April, said a man ucanews.com identified only as “John, a source in... Read More

News – World

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April 10, 2020

MAKE YOUR GOOD FRIDAY WALK – A WALK OF WITNESS!

This Easter churches are unable to make the traditional Good Friday Walk of Witness, but we don’t need to lose this profound event. COVID-19 restrictions allow individuals and family groups to take one session of local outdoor exercise a day – so let’s make today’s session our personal Walk of Witness. You can recite the Rosary... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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February 14, 2020

Architect of China’s cross removal to oversee Hong Kong and Macau affairs

The architect of the three-year cross removal and church destruction campaign in the Chinese province of Zhejiang has been appointed to head the Office of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs, in what many see as a signal that Beijing intends to take a hardline approach in the financial hub that has been roiled by more... Read More

Catholic Times, News – World

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June 21, 2019

Historic cross on public property can stay, Supreme Court rules

In a 7-2 vote, the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of preserving a historic cross-shaped memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland saying the cross did not endorse religion. The 20th June ruling reversed a lower court decision last year. ‘Although the cross has long been a preeminent Christian symbol, its use in the Bladensburg memorial has... Read More

Catholic Times, News – World

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June 3, 2019

Liverpool keeper professes love for God following Champions League victory

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker publically professed his love for God after his team’s Champions League final victory. Following Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid on Saturday 1st June, Alisson, a Catholic, removed his jersey revealing a t-shirt promoting the message: ‘the cross equals love’. The Brazilian international later took his celebrations and his... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland, News – World

April 12, 2019

Catholic leaders condemn bulldozing of crosses at site of executions

Catholic and Orthodox leaders condemned the bulldozing of memorial crosses at a site of communist-era mass executions. Media reports said at least 15 protesters were arrested in early April when police cordoned off an area of the Kuropaty Forest, outside Minsk, and bulldozers moved in to demolish about seventy 15-foot crosses, which were taken away... Read More

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