French archbishop protests proposal to rein in religious extremism

The head of the French bishops’ conference has testified to a special commission of the National Assembly that while he understands the need to strengthen national security, a proposed law designed to rein in extremist militancy would place religions and religious believers under particular surveillance. Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort of Reims, conference president, told the... Read More

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December 31, 2020

Fides says 20 ‘missionaries’ died violently in 2020

Attacked because of their faith, killed in a robbery, murdered in a general climate of violence or struck down by someone with obvious mental difficulties, the 20 missionaries who died violent deaths in 2020 were witnesses of the Gospel, said Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news agency. Presenting its annual list of missionaries killed during the... Read More

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December 16, 2020

Pandemic heightens dangers to international religious freedom

Christians and others practising their faith experienced serious challenges to religious freedom around the world this year, heightened by dangers posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The challenges ranged from institutionalised practices to violent killings and kidnappings. Others saw threats to religious freedom in pandemic lockdown restrictions. In Iraq, where Pope Francis is set to make... Read More

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December 3, 2020

Religious leaders must offer example of respect and co-operation, pope says

Conflict and violence in the world will never end if people do not fully understand their responsibility to each other as members of one human family, Pope Francis said in a written message. “In light of this, the Christian churches, together with other religious traditions, have a primary duty to offer an example of dialogue,... Read More

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November 30, 2020

Court says New York limits on houses of worship restrict religious freedom

In a recent 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court lifted the pandemic restrictions on congregation sizes at houses of worship imposed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, and two Orthodox Jewish synagogues in separate filings appealed to the nation’s high court, claiming the governor’s executive order violated their free exercise... Read More

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October 21, 2020

Pope and religious leaders pray for peace and greater care for one another

The only way to end war and ensure humanity’s survival is “through encounter and negotiation, setting aside our conflicts and pursuing reconciliation, moderating the language of politics and propaganda, and developing true paths of peace”, Pope Francis said. The pope, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and an international array of other Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh... Read More

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October 17, 2020

World Mission Sunday isn’t cancelled because of Covid-19, say officials

The collection taken up in parishes around the globe on World Mission Sunday is “as unique as it is rare” because offerings are made by Catholics in the richest and poorest nations, a Vatican official said. “It is not just aid going from North to South,” but is an expression of communion where “everyone contributes... Read More

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October 10, 2020

Caring for children: Religious sisters launch global push for reform

Religious sisters have launched a global movement to overhaul the way religious orders practice their ‘charism of care’ for orphaned or abandoned children. The Rome-based International Union of Superiors General launched Catholic Care for Children International online on 2nd October, inviting all women’s and men’s religious orders to join the global initiative to end or reduce... Read More

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August 28, 2020

New survey of German religious orders finds decades of abuse accusations

A new survey of heads of German Catholic religious orders found abuse allegations against at least 654 members over a period of decades, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. The survey of 392 orders found at least 1,412 children, adolescents or wards were the victims of sexual abuse. Of the victims, around 80 per cent were male and around 20 per... Read More

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