Spain: Ideology and division threaten Church-state co-operation

Spain, a bastion of Christianity in Europe for centuries, finds itself in a crisis of faith as the influence of Catholicism continues to decline. According to a 2019 survey conducted by the website Statista, 61 per cent of Spaniards identified themselves as Catholic, compared to 70 per cent in 2011. Furthermore, of those Catholics, over... Read More

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January 15, 2021

False narrative of papal division ‘harmful,’ former doctrinal chief says

The constant comparison as well as false reports of division between Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI by both secular and Catholic media outlets threaten the dignity of the papacy and the faith of many, a former top Vatican official said. In an op-ed piece recently published in the Italian daily La Bussola Quotidiana, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, former prefect of... Read More

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September 20, 2020

Listening to others is way to heal division, say researchers

Feeling misunderstood by other groups makes people more likely to support separatist causes like Brexit and Scottish independence, new research suggests. Academics studied links between political views and so-called ‘felt understanding’ – feeling understood and listened to by other groups, such as Europeans and EU institutions or the English public and politicians. The research also... Read More

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May 13, 2020

UN chief urges faith leaders to challenge harmful coronavirus messages

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged religious leaders to challenge “inaccurate and harmful messages” fuelling ethno-nationalism, stigma, hate speech and conflict amid the coronavirus pandemic. The UN chief warned a video meeting on the role of faith leaders in addressing the challenges of Covid-19 that “extremists and radical groups are seeking to exploit eroding... Read More

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October 10, 2017

Spanish Church leaders seek unity as Catalonia considers independence

A Spanish cardinal defended his country’s unity as a “moral good” and condemned “sedition and fraud” by secessionists, as politicians in Catalonia prepared to debate independence at a regional parliamentary session today, on 10th October. “Many of us feel intense pain, as if a dagger had been thrust into our guts,” said Cardinal Antonio Canizares... Read More

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August 24, 2017

Pope: God gives hope for the future despite present-day suffering

While the world reels from terrorism, natural disasters and division, God weeps with those who suffer and offers the hope of a future full of joy and consolation, Pope Francis said. Recalling the victims of a terror attack in Barcelona on 17th August, a devastating landslide in Congo on 16th August, and “many other” tragic... Read More

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August 8, 2017

Create unity where there is division, pope tells Peruvians

Preparing for his visit to Peru in 2018, Pope Francis called on the country’s people to follow the example of the Peruvian saints who brought unity amid division. “You have so many saints – and great saints, who marked Latin America; saints who built the Church, that is, from separation to unity,” the pope said... Read More

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October 29, 2016

Ecumenical papal trip also will show pain of division, Lutheran says

The extension of Pope Francis’ trip to Sweden by one day to accommodate a papal Mass for the nations’ Catholics does not detract from the ecumenical power of the trip, but actually highlights the need for Christian unity, said the general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. Initially, Pope Francis had planned to make a... Read More

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October 3, 2016

Unity and division: Ecumenical realities on display at papal Mass

At a papal Mass focused on two female saints, the longing for Christian unity and the painful reality of Christian division were strong undertones. Celebrating Mass on 1st October, the feast of St Therese of Lisieux, Pope Francis also praised St Nino, a woman who evangelised Georgia in the fourth century, is recognised as a... Read More

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