The ‘Passion of the Christ’ actor talks about the challenges of playing iconic roles, why pious films are often lame and why good movies aren’t always family-friendly. Actors who play iconic roles sometimes regret it afterward, not least because their careers often...
At least nine people including three police have died in an attack on a Coptic Christian Church south of Cairo. Two gunmen opened fire at the entrance to the church of Mar Mina in Helwan district on 29 December, which was being guarded by police in the run-up to...
Pope Francis has strongly supported Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga against charges of financial improprieties, suggesting that the charges are an unjust attack on the Honduran prelate. “I’m sorry for all the evil they have done against you, but do not you worry,”...
In a letter to the French president, Emmanuel Macron, Christian associations on December 18 expressed their “deep concern” over new measures introduced by the minister of the interior to control immigration and access to the right of asylum. “The minister of the...
When no priests were available, the bishop of the Que-bec Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda sought and received Vatican permission for a local nun to officiate at a recent wedding. While the story has been portrayed around the world as a sign that Pope Francis is changing the...
