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Pope brings in new personal secretary
VATICAN (CNS): While recent popes have kept the same personal secretary throughout their pontificates, Pope…
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Understanding the style of the pope
HAS THE VATICAN succumbed to the pressures from Beijing? Has China managed to buy its silence in these trying times Read more
Vatican releases guide on how leaders must handle abuse allegations
VATICAN (CNS): The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how Read more
Pope saddened by Turkish ruling turning Hagia Sophia into mosque
VATICAN (CNS): “I think of Hagia Sophia, and I am very saddened,” Pope Francis said while commemorating the International Day Read more
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Pope Benedict extremely frail reports author
VATICAN (CNS): Peter Seewald, who has had a long and close relationship to Emeritus Pope…
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Brother of Pope Benedict dies at 96
VATICAN (CNS): Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, a musician and elder brother of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, died on July 1 at Read more
Pope Benedict says world threatened by dictatorship of ideologies
MUNICH (CNS): Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI said, that the Catholic Church is threatened by a “worldwide dictatorship of seemingly humanist Read more
Pope Benedict celebrates 93rd birthday
VATICAN (CNS): Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI “is well,” although the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic restrictions mean he received no visitors April Read more
‘I prefer to give my life before changing the law of celibacy,’ Pope Francis quotes Paul VI
HONG KONG (SE): A new book by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah titled From the Depths of Read more
Video: Pope prays for victims of Beirut explosion and calls for international aid
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Beirut explosion, assistance and relief: how you can help
BEIRUT (CNS): As Lebanon’s Catholic leaders appealed for help for their country, organisations appealed for donations for Beirut, capital of Read more
Christians in Lebanon turn to St. Charbel as explosions shatters the city of Beirut
Visuals of the Beirut port city explosion on August 4 from Whatsapp messages HONG KONG (SE): Two huge explosions rocked Read more
Maronite Catholics help as more Lebanese slide into poverty
BEIRUT (CNS): Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic Church is drawing up a comprehensive social assistance and food aid plan to help needy Read more
Amid protests, corruption, Mideast patriarchs call for healing and dialogue
BEIRUT (CNS): Against a backdrop of anti-government protests in Iraq and Lebanon, at Christmas, the Catholic patriarchs in the Middle Read more
Pope brings in new personal secretary
VATICAN (CNS): While recent popes have kept the same personal secretary throughout their pontificates, Pope Francis has chosen to rotate Read more
Understanding the style of the pope
HAS THE VATICAN succumbed to the pressures from Beijing? Has China managed to buy its silence in these trying times Read more
Pope saddened by Turkish ruling turning Hagia Sophia into mosque
VATICAN (CNS): “I think of Hagia Sophia, and I am very saddened,” Pope Francis said…
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Plans afoot to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque again
OXFORD (CNS): “We are a Church deprived of juridical status, so we cannot give any advice on this country’s internal Read more
Minorities in northern Iraq fear Turkish military action
AMMAN (CNS): Turkish airstrikes and ground troops are threatening areas in northern Iraq populated by Christians, Yazidis and Kurds trying Read more
Threats to religious freedom and health in northeast Syria
AMMAN (CNS): Advocates for religious freedom and medical practitioners have expressed concerns about the Covid-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) response in northeast Read more
The rise of the political extreme right
Fascists get power by promoting a loud, outspoken leader who preaches fear and hatred of foreigners, promotes isolationism, nationalism and Read more
Pope advances five sainthood causes
VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes five people. In a July 10 meeting…
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Church formally opens sainthood for Filipino boy
Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao announces the formal opening on August 28 of the cause for the beatification and canonisation Read more
Understanding the style of the pope
HAS THE VATICAN succumbed to the pressures from Beijing? Has China managed to buy its silence in these trying times Read more
Vatican releases guide on how leaders must handle abuse allegations
VATICAN (CNS): The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how Read more
Pope saddened by Turkish ruling turning Hagia Sophia into mosque
VATICAN (CNS): “I think of Hagia Sophia, and I am very saddened,” Pope Francis said while commemorating the International Day Read more
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