German legislators consider ending state payments to churches

Germany’s lower house of Parliament is considering replacing state payments to the nation’s two largest churches. The Catholic and Protestant churches received combined state benefits of more than $650 million in 2020. At a hearing in the interior affairs committee of the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, they welcomed in principle the intention of legislation by... Read More

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April 1, 2021

Maryland Catholic leaders back dropping state song; it hails Confederacy

After decades of criticism for its unabashed support of the Confederacy, Maryland, My Maryland is closer than ever to being removed as the official song of the Free State. The Maryland General Assembly has voted to get rid of it and now the legislation goes to the desk of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan Jr. It’s not known if or when Hogan will sign the... Read More

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April 1, 2021

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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March 29, 2021

Madrid cardinal believes Church and state can coexist peacefully

Despite some serious legislative and social differences that have led the Catholic Church and the Spanish government to bump heads, the country has a “healthy secularism,” said Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra of Madrid. The Madrid cardinal, vice president of the Spanish bishops’ conference, said the legalisation of euthanasia on 18thMarch and other recent measures in conflict with... Read More

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September 27, 2020

Bishops hail new declaration eliminating state religion in Sudan

Sudanese people can now “worship and practice their various religious beliefs without fear”, said the general secretary of the Sudanese bishops’ conference. The official, Fr Peter Suleiman, welcomed Sudan’s decision to separate religion and state. In early September, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Abdel al-Hilu, leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North rebel group, signed a declaration that... Read More

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September 23, 2020

Bishop calls for state to look for alternatives to prison

The Government has been urged to look for alternatives to jail sentences by the lead Catholic Bishop for Prisons. The Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, Richard Moth, stressed that a criminal justice system should be “rooted in hope, forgiveness and reconciliation”. His comments came amid warnings that Government plans to keep serious criminals behind bars... Read More

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June 11, 2020

Chinese bishop, 83, becomes third installed in state ceremony

An 83-year-old Chinese bishop was installed in a state-sanctioned church ceremony on 9th June, the third bishop to be recognised by the communist regime since the Vatican and China signed an agreement in 2018 on the appointment of bishops. Bishop Peter Lin Jiashan was officially installed as head of the Fuzhou Diocese in Fujian province,... Read More

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July 17, 2019

Vatican City State set to end sale of single-use plastics

After current supplies run out, Vatican City State will no longer be selling any single-use plastic items on its tiny territory. While the European Union pledged in May to ban single-use plastic starting in 2021, the Vatican had already begun limiting its use and soon “it will no longer be sold,” said Rafael Ignacio Tornini,... Read More

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