A Northern Irish priest has called for the Catholic Church to stop using the word “Christmas,” saying the holiday has been hijacked by commercialism, Santa and superficiality. “We’ve lost Christmas, just like we lost Easter, and should abandon the word completely,”...
The Bishops of England and Wales have announced that the current translation of the Roman Missal will be retained for use, in spite of Pope Francis’ motu proprio restoring responsibility for liturgical translations to local churches. Magnum Principium amends canon 838...
A number of Christians remain missing in Marawi a month after the Philippine military liberated the city from terrorist gunmen following a five-month siege that killed more than a thousand people. The Humanitarian Emergency Action and Response Team of the Autonomous...
A list of statues and monuments that should be imme-diately withdrawn from Skopje’s city centre is in the hands of Culture Minister of Macedonia, Robert Alagjozovski, with the final decisions to be taken by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The list was put together by a...
A legal rights watchdog affiliated to rightwing Hindu groups wants a Catholic archbishop prosecuted under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 for his “highly provocative and objectionable” remarks. The Legal Rights Observatory (LRO), affiliated to the Rashtriya...
