International

VATICAN RENEWS CALL FOR PEACE AND A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION ON JERUSALEM

Following days of violence and backlash after US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the Vatican appealed for “wisdom and prudence” to prevail. The Holy See “reiterates its own conviction that only a negotiated solution between Israelis and Palestinians can bring a stable and lasting peace and guarantee the […]

My dream is to re-Christianize EU: New Polish PM

Poland’s new Prime Minister has called on the European Union to return to its “proper values” and traditional Christian roots. A Western-educated former banker who was sworn in on Dec 11, Mateusz Morawiecki said his dream was to “re-Christianise the EU” in an interview with a Catholic channel. Poland is a “great, proud nation,” he told […]

Britons ‘more likely to trust weather forecasters than priests’

Clergy rank below forecasters and newsreaders in terms of public trust, but are still well ahead of politicians. Public trust in members of the clergy has fallen substantially over the past 30 years, according to a poll by Ipsos MORI, although priests still enjoy relatively high trust compared to other professions. A survey of 998 […]

The Orthodox Church’s move on women deacons is a baby step forward

It’s welcome news, though it is short of any goal favoured by feminists, whether Orthodox or Catholic. Patriarch Theodoros II and the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria have decided to reinstate the order of deaconesses in the Greek Orthodox Church. Granted, this is not a full acknowledgement of the equality of women and […]

Muslims Are Converting to Christianity in Record Numbers

How are so many conversions taking place in oppressive countries where proselytizing can bring a death sentence? “We are in a time of the first ever mass conversions of Muslims,” Father Mitch Pacwa SJ told me in a phone interview. “God is doing a mighty work among them.” Pacwa is a host for EWTN radio […]

Pope dodges Rohingya, focuses on tolerance, justice and peace in Myanmar

Pope Francis has avoided any specific mention of Myanmar’s multiple conflicts, including the Rohingya refugee crisis, during his Nov. 28 public address set piece at the national capital Nay Pyi Taw. Instead, the first trip ever to a country by any Pope, he chose to broadly address the importance of peace, tolerance, respect for religious […]

UKRAINE MAKES CHRISTMAS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN DEFIANCE OF RUSSIA

Ukraine’s Catholic Church has welcomed a vote by MPs to make the 25 December Western Christmas a public holiday for the first time, in addition to the 7 January Orthodox Christmas. “We’re very grateful to the parliament – it’s a great joy for our faithful, who often had to go to work or school and […]

Poland to phase out Sunday shopping by 2020

The government and trade unions want workers to spend more time with their families Polish MPs have approved a bill that will phase out Sunday shopping by 2020. Initially proposed by trade unions, the idea received the support of the ruling conservative Law and Justice Party, who want to allow workers to spend more time […]

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