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Does faith get a yellow card at the FIFA World Cup?‍

As a passionate soccer fan, Jennifer Bryson has been faithfully watching every game she can during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. But as a religious freedom expert, she’s found herself wondering how, and why, soccer authorities regulate the many religious expressions on display in the international socc

German bishop invites all Protestant spouses to receive Communion at jubilee Masses

The Bishop of Würzburg has allowed all Protestants married to Catholics to receive Holy Communion at jubilee Masses for married couples in his cathedral. Bishop Franz Jung, who was installed as bishop recently told spouses in “inter-denominational” marriages that they were welcome to “join the Lord’s table” at the Masses, which are taking place on […]

Government allies rough up priests at Nicaragua church siege

Masked supporters of Nicaragua’s government attacked a group of Roman Catholic priests led by Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes on July 9 as they arrived to help anti-government protesters trapped inside a church. Managua auxiliary Bishop Silvio Jose Baez sustained cuts to his arm as the delegation made its way into the San Sebastian Basilica in Diriamba […]

Southwest pilot hailed as hero: ‘God is good’

After successfully landing her damaged plane and helping to calm frightened passengers, Southwest Airlines pilot Tammie Jo Shults texted a longtime friend: “God is good.” Passengers hailed the 56-year-old for her “nerves of steel,” but friends who go to church with Shults said they weren’t surprised. “Everybody is talking about Tammie Jo and how cool […]

Why it matters that the new Vatican communications chief is a layman

The daily bollettino from the Press Office of the Holy See on June 5 announced the nomination of a new Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication: the 62-year-old Neapolitan journalist and editor, Paolo Ruffini. The nomination is significant for several reasons, not the least of which is that Ruffini is a layman. Ruffini has decades […]

Nigerian army hands over nearly 200 Boko Haram child ‘foot soldiers’ to UN

Nigerian army says it has handed over 183 child “foot soldiers” freed from the Boko Haram terror group to a UN agency and the government. The children aged between seven and 18 years old were released to the Borno State government and UNICEF in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, which has borne the brunt of Boko Haram’s […]