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Researchers Find Christians in Iran Approaching 1 Million

Missiologists have long spoken of the explosive growth of the church in Iran. Now they have data to back up their claims—from secular research. According to a new survey of 50,000 Iranians—90 percent residing in Iran—by GAMAAN, a Netherlands-based research group, 1.5 percent identified as Christians. Extrapolating over Iran’s population of approximately 50 million literate […]

Salvadoran imprisoned for 1989 killings of 5 Jesuit priests

A former colonel of the Salvadoran military, Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, has been convicted in a Spanish court for is participation in the murder of five Jesuit priests in 1989. Montano has been sentenced to more than 133 years in prison. The former colonel was El Salvador’s vice-minister for public security during the civil war […]

Pope ready to sign new encyclical for post-Covid age

Pope Francis is to release a new encyclical which is expected to focus on what the world should look like following the Covid-19 pandemic. The 83-year-old Roman Pontiff will travel to Assisi to sign the document, in what will be his first trip outside of Rome since the Coronavirus struck Italy. His visit to the small Umbrian […]

Mark Galli, former Christianity Today editor and Trump critic, to be confirmed a Catholic

Mark Galli will stand before Bishop Richard Pates in the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet, Illinois, to hear these words: “Francis, be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Pates will then dab Galli’s forehead with anointing oil (using a cotton ball instead of his thumb due to COVID-19). And with that, […]

Women take to pulpits in German diocese: “It is not enough to give testimony only in the family or at work”

Women are to take to pulpits in a German diocese, saying “it is not enough to give testimony only in the family or at work.” – The time has come “to broaden the framework so that women, with their charisms, can be seen and heard more strongly in liturgy and preaching” – Building on the […]

German Catholic bishop criticizes ‘Synodal Way’ draft text on role of women

A Catholic bishop has sharply criticized a text produced by the German Church’s “Synodal Way” forum on the role of women. In an open letter published Sept. 2, Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer said that a draft text prepared by the forum on “Women and Offices,” also known as Forum III, “lacks any theological level.” The bishop of Regensburg […]

German Catholics Slam Marx Photo-Op

The German Bishops’ Conference is facing backlash for a post about Karl Marx. There was backlash to the post on social media, with many Catholics slamming the German bishops for calling Karl Marx a “great thinker.” One of the comments, from a German conservative, asked rhetorically, “And Karl Marx is a role model, huh? So is […]

New U.K. survey: 4% of Catholics will not return to church after pandemic

Only a small minority of British Catholics said they would not return to worship in church when the coronavirus pandemic is fully over, according to a new survey. Just 4% of people interviewed in the study, conducted between May 19 and July 26, said they would abandon going to church when restrictions are finally lifted. […]

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Pope: Red Cross’ humanitarian work shows that fraternity is possible

New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity