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September 2018

September 24, 2018

Compulsory Celibacy a “Festering Wound”, Says Slovakian Priest

In the wake of the sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church all over the...

September 20, 2018

Pope Francis, Framed

What you notice most when you see Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word is...

September 17, 2018

Cardinal Condemns “Unfair” Viganò “Rebellion” Against Pope

"A very bad example" and "a very serious offense", not to mention a "not positive"...

September 06, 2018

French Laity Blasts “Poison” of Clericalism Behind Abuse Crisis

What can and should be done to clean up once and for all the crisis...

September 03, 2018

Cardinal Marx, Clearer Than Ever: “Nationalism Is Not Catholic”

"Patriotism is good, but nationalism is not Catholic". The president of the German Bishops' Conference,...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

Swiss Diocese Slams Bishop For Linking Abuse to Gays

"Intolerable" and "unacceptable". With these reproaches the Swiss Diocese of St. Gallen has condemned the...

August 16, 2018

The Grandmother Behind the Catechism Death Penalty Change

A 99-year-old Spanish woman is taking credit for having inspired the recent change to the...

August 13, 2018

Sarajevo Cardinal Sounds Anti-Islam Dogwhistle

The Cardinal Archbishop of Sarajevo, Vinko Puljić, has taken advantage of an interview with the...

August 09, 2018

Italian Church Decries “Massacre” of Exploited Migrant Workers

The Italian Church has condemned in the strongest possible terms the deaths of 16 migrant...

August 06, 2018

Swiss Bishop: I Don’t Believe in “God of Yore”

Three days after the Pope raised the ire of conservatives by reversing the centuries-old teaching...

August 02, 2018

Pioneer Christian-Muslim Kindergarten Opens in Germany

The cause of interfaith dialog in Germany will receive a new impulse August 2 with...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Pope Apologizes to Spanish Priests Acquitted of Abuse

A sobering tale from Spain in the midst of the hysteria in the global Church...

July 26, 2018

“Communitarian” to Trump “Sacred” in Barcelona’s Churches

Earlier this month the Vatican announced that it is preparing guidelines on how to properly...

July 23, 2018

Croatian Bishops Blame Germany for Migrant “Chaos”

The Catholic Bishops of Croatia have denounced the fact that stronger EU nations, such as...

July 19, 2018

Hungarian Bishop Schools “Christian” PM On True Gospel Compassion

For those in the West who divinize anti-migrant Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as the...

July 16, 2018

Spanish Bishops Warn Education Reform Will Bring “Dictatorship”

Spain's Catholic bishops are warning of a return to a "totalitarian dictatorship" after the country's...

July 12, 2018

The Secrets of the French Church’s “Gay Expert”, Tony Anatrella

By Cameron Doody and Hendro Munsterman Monsignor Tony Anatrella was widely considered the official "gay...

July 05, 2018

Cologne Church Bleeding Priests and Faithful

A full-blown numbers crisis has beset the Archdiocese of Cologne. According to official figures published...

July 02, 2018

Communion for Protestants Now Reality in German Catholic Church

The Archbishop of Paderborn has become the first of the German bishops to put into...

June 2018

June 18, 2018

Irish Bishops Take Two Steps Forward for Life, One Step Back

After the people of Ireland voted last month to legalize abortion, the Irish bishops have...

June 14, 2018

Vatican Flounders Over Papal Support for Lula da Silva

News broke Tuesday 12th that Pope Francis had sent a rosary and a card to...

June 11, 2018

Pope, ‘Vice-Pope’ Warn Against “Unlimited Faith in Markets”

On Saturday 9 Pope Francis addressed a gathering of the heads of some of the...

June 07, 2018

European Christians Prouder of Their Nationality Than of Their Religion

To continue with the series we started on Monday, more today on the political implications...

June 04, 2018

European Christians Overwhelmingly Pro-Abortion, Pro-Gay Marriage

According to a major new Pew Research Center study of 24,000 adults from 15 countries,...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Austrian Church Seeks “Seriousness” and “Credibility” with Ethical Investments

The Catholic Church of Austria has made a choice for ethics over economic gain in...

May 28, 2018

Chaos in Bavaria Over Law Mandating Crosses in Public Buildings

Chaos reigns in the German state of Bavaria just days before a controversial new law...

May 24, 2018

New Bulgarian Religion Funding Law “Sad Reminder of Communist Past”

The leaders of Bulgaria's three biggest political parties have drafted a bill on religious affairs...

May 21, 2018

Proxy Battle of Catalonian Independence Leads to Church “Rebellion”

The war for Catalonian independence continues to take a heavy toll on the Churches in...

May 16, 2018

Bishop Takes Down Cardinal Eijk: “Pope Francis Doesn’t Sow Confusion”

By Cameron Doody and Hendro Munsterman The leader of The Netherlands' largest Catholic diocese has...

May 14, 2018

Kasper on Intercommunion: “One Cannot Ask of Protestants What is Asked of Catholics”

Just days after the Archbishop of Hamburg, Stefan Hesse, affirmed that Pope Francis has given...