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Pan-Amazon Synod: Church looking at role of women‍

The Church is being urged to find ways for women to be granted an “official ministry” in the Amazon region, a part of the world suffering from a shortage of priests and where Catholics are unable to attend Mass for long periods. A preparatory document ahead of the Synod of Bishops gathering on t

Analysis: rise in young Catholics attending Mass, survey suggests

With the youth Synod only a few months away, a major new survey of young Catholics in Britain has some startling findings. On the plus side, Complex Catholicism: The Lives and Faith of Young Catholics in England and Wales Today shows a strong increase in regular Mass attendance (at least monthly) from 25% of all respondents […]

Philippine church leaders oppose pistol packing priests

Church leaders in the Philippines have criticized proposal to arms priests as a protection measure in the wake of recent attacks on members of the clergy. Calls have come from several quarters for priests to take advantage of a 2014 law allowing journalists, priests, lawyers, doctors, nurses, accountants, and engineers to carry firearms outside their […]

Another priest slaying rocks Philippine Church

Another name was added to a growing Philippine Church casualty list on June 10 when a priest was shot dead as he was about to celebrate Mass in the northern province of Nueva Ecija. Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo of Cabanatuan Diocese was gunned down inside the Nuestra Senora dela Nieve chapel in Zara-goza town. Police […]

China plans to remove ‘foreign influence’ from Catholic Church

China has launched a five year plan for the “development” of the Catholic Church, aimed at altering religious principles and practices to coincide with Chinese communist ideals. This plan was approved by the Patriotic Association of Chinese Catholics and the Council of Chinese Bishops, neither of whom is recognised by the Holy See. The goal […]

Chinese authorities demolish Way of the Cross in Henan

The Way of the Cross at a pilgrimage site in China’s Henan province has been forcibly demolished by authorities in the latest clampdown on religious freedom. Local government officials removed images of Jesus at the well-known Our Lady of Mount Carmel pilgrimage site in Tianjiajing village of Anyang Diocese at 8 pm on June 5. […]