In central Africa, a cathedral shelters Muslims amid sectarian violence Source: Religion News Service BY Doreen Ajiambo BANGUI, Central African Republic (RNS) — Hundreds of Muslims are trapped on the […]
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — It reads like a murder mystery set in an exotic locale: an abbot found dead in a desert […]
Coptic monk arrested over murder of bishop in Egypt Coptic monk arrested over murder of bishop in Egypt Source: The Guardian The murder of a prominent bishop in a Coptic […]
Source: Religion News By Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) — When white supremacist groups announced plans to hold a demonstration in the nation’s capital to mark the one-year anniversary of the […]
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Tap and pray: Churches using card readers for donations Source: Associated Press By JAMES BROOKS LONDON (AP) — Thousands of Christian churches across the world are now using portable card […]
Christian heartland opens window into fight for China’s soul Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG NANYANG, China (AP) — The 62-year-old Chinese shopkeeper had waited nearly his entire adult life […]
Brazilians Turn To Evangelical Church In Rural Town Wracked By Drugs And Poverty Source: NPR By Philip Reeves To the outsider, there is a beguiling charm and tranquility about the […]
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Source: USA Today BY Tom Heneghan (Photo: Filippo Monteforte, AFP/Getty Images) PARIS – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, is being accused of fostering […]
Egypt Coptic Church stops accepting monks after bishop death By MENNA ZAKI Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church said Thursday it will not be taking in […]
Source: Religion News Service BY Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — The Trump administration has sanctioned two high-level officials in Turkey for what it says is their role in the case of U.S. pastor Andrew […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decreed that the death penalty is “inadmissible” under all circumstances and the Catholic Church should campaign to […]
The Catholic Church has obliterated its ability to inspire trust Source: The Washington Post By Elizabeth Bruenig, who is an opinion columnist at The Washington Post. We live in an era of diminished trust and heightened cynicism. It is hard, now, to imagine someone expressing unqualified faith in government, the […]
Source: Reuters BY Aislinn Laing, Cassandra Garrison SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Two special envoys sent by Pope Francis to investigate a child sex abuse scandal in Chile were meeting priests and […]
Source: The New York Times By Geoffrey Giller PÁTZCUARO, MEXICO — Atop the highest hill in this lakeside town sits the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud, built in […]
Source: Yahoo News Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday condemned the influential Russian Orthodox Church, which counts millions of believers, as a threat to national security. The […]
Source: CNN By Valentina DiDonato, Dan Burke and Angela Dewan, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who once led the Archdiocese of […]
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN DIRIAMBA, Nicaragua (AP) — A pro-government mob shoved, punched and scratched at Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes and other Catholic leaders as they tried to enter […]
Source: Reuters By Ezgi Erkoyun, Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A U.S. Christian pastor on trial in Turkey on terrorism charges left prison on Wednesday after a court ruled he should […]