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September 2018

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 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 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...

July 2018

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...

May 2018

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...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Austrian, Croat Churches At War Over “Europe’s Largest Fascist Meeting”

The Catholic Church in the south Austrian state of Carinthia has distanced itself "with vigor...

April 09, 2018

Politician Panned For Rehashing “Christian Roots of Europe” Argument

Yet another debate on the "Christian identity" of Europe has broken out after the leader...

March 2018

March 22, 2018

‘Infovaticana’ Cries Foul After Taste of Own Medicine

The Associated Press has this Tuesday taken up the story of the Holy See's supposed...

March 19, 2018

Can the Church Compromise on “Gender Theory”?

The Vatican is currently preparing two documents on so-called "gender theory", revealed the secretary of...

March 15, 2018

German Bishop “Surprised and Terrified” by Far-Right Hatred

"Xenophobia, racism and naked hatred are not legitimate expressions of opinion, but attacks on the...

March 01, 2018

Italian Church Scrambles to Stop Racist Salvini

Swift and harsh have been the Catholic reactions to the spectacle of Matteo Salvini, head...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

“Rosary to the Borders” Sickness Spreads to France

Two opposing sectors of the French Catholic Church have organized activities for the coming weeks...

February 15, 2018

Czechs Call on Pope to Sack Cardinal Duka

A group of Czech Catholics has called on Pope Francis not to extend the tenure...

February 05, 2018

Old Rite Wreaks Havoc at Mariawald

By Cameron Doody and Hendro Munsterman Pundits on the far right skewed it as the...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

Anti-Semitic Mass Reveals Problems in Hungarian Church

Does the Hungarian Catholic Church have a problem with anti-Semitism? The question returned to the...

January 22, 2018

‘La Civiltà Cattolica’ Demolishes the “Benedict Option”

Further evidence that the highest circles of the Church disapprove strongly of the "Benedict option",...

January 18, 2018

IR Expert: Church Losing Culture Wars “All Over the Continent”

All over Europe today, "religion plays a role of the epicenter of cultural resistance to...

January 15, 2018

Borghesi: “Pope’s Opponents Are The Ones Sowing Confusion”

A devastating rebuke last week of Pope Francis' critics by the Italian philosopher Massimo Borghesi....

January 04, 2018

‘The Economist’ and the Left-Right Divide in the European Church

An interesting claim last week by The Economist: "Clergy are colliding with Christian soldiers across...

October 2017

October 16, 2017

When the Church Turns Racist: A Warning from Poland

"The Polish revolt against Pope Francis: the racist drift of the bishops of Warsaw", screamed...