Record number of Swiss leave Catholic Church
Almost 34,600 people left the Catholic Church in Switzerland last year. That’s 300 more departures than the previous record figure from 2021. This content was published on October 29, 2023 […]
Almost 34,600 people left the Catholic Church in Switzerland last year. That’s 300 more departures than the previous record figure from 2021. This content was published on October 29, 2023 […]
Promoted post: Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman? Source: Swiss Info The non-religious proportion of the population is steadily growing in Switzerland, as in most Western countries. […]
Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel told Swiss newspaper “NZZ am Sonntag” on Sept 24, “It’s time to abolish mandatory celibacy.” | Credit: José R. Martinez / Basel Diocese. By AC Wimmer […]
The president of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference admits mistakes in dealing with abuse cases in the Catholic Church and advocates for the abolition of celibacy and the admission of women […]
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An official inquiry into the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland has identified over 1,000 cases of sexual abuse since 1950. The Vatican has also ordered an investigation into high-ranking Swiss Catholic […]
This content was published on October 27, 2014 – swissinfo.ch and agencies The Swiss continue to distance themselves from organised religion, with religious communities forced to compete with secular leisure […]
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THE SATURDAY ESSAY On a continent whose growing population presents enormous opportunities for Christianity and Islam, both faiths are adapting to charismatic modes of worship and indigenous traditions. Worshipers at […]
Almost two-thirds of Swiss Christians who took part in a survey do not think the Resurrection of Jesus is a historical fact. Three-quarters of the population as a whole don’t believe […]
A third of the Swiss population do not belong to any specific religion. This is roughly three times the proportion 20 years ago. This content was published on June 13, […]
By AFP – Jun 03,2023 – JORDAN TIMES In this photo taken on May 16, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Michaeel Najeeb presents an old Syriac-language Christian codex at the Eastern […]
BY MICHELE GAMA SOSA/JAN. 24, 2022 Religious conflict is a defining feature of today’s world, and it has been for millennia. Often, religion is just one factor in conflicts that result […]
The creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine under the US-influenced Fener Patriarchate reflects Ukraine’s geopolitical tensions and domestic politics. DENIZ BERKTAY As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, […]
In 1972 90% of Americans called themselves Christians; now just 64% do Apr 20th 2023 | WASHINGTON, DCShare What is a shepherd without a flock? Many of America’s pastors may soon have to […]
Pope gives hope for unbaptized children By ASSOCIATED PRESS and NICOLE WINFIELD | PUBLISHED: April 21, 2007 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 12, 2018 VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has reversed centuries of traditional Roman […]
Louisa Wright December 15, 2017 Australia has published a long-running report on child abuse in the Catholic Church. Celibate priest perpetrators offended because they were “terrorized with their own sexual […]
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