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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 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...

August 2018

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...

July 2018

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...

June 2018

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,...

March 2018

March 05, 2018

German Diocese to Take Brave Step of Massive Parish Closings

The Diocese of Trier in Germany will reduce its number of parishes from 172 to...

January 2018

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...

November 2017

November 24, 2017

Religion Journalists Pledge Unwavering Support for Pope Francis

From our uncompromising vocation for quality religion news, and prompted by both the process of...

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...

October 09, 2017

Where’s the Church in the Catalonian Push for Independence?

Here we are a week and a day after the controversial Catalonian vote for independence...