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Hypocrisy of ‘spiritual tourism’ destroys the church, Pope says‍

Christians who focus more on being superficially close to the church rather than care for their fellow brothers and sisters are like tourists who wander around aimlessly, Pope Francis said. People “who are always passing by but never enter the church” in a fully communal way of sharing and carin

Christians in northeast Syria appeal for prayer for safety

Groups representing Christians in northeast Syria are appeal-ing for prayer, fearful that Turkey plans to make good its numerous threats to invade the region with its military forces. Since November 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch a large military operation east of the Euphrates River to “clear Kurdish terrorists” from the […]

German archbishop in Auschwitz: Stand up against hubris of the politically powerful

On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland, a German archbishop has called for a stand against hubris and arrogance of those in political power. Speaking on the occasion of a Mass in the former Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz on August 14, Archbishop Ludwig Schick of Bamberg recalled the […]

Jesuit superior general: Satan is a ‘symbolic reality’

The superior general of the Society of Jesus said on August 21 that the devil is a symbol, but not a person. The devil, “exists as the personification of evil in different structures, but not in persons, because is not a person, is a way of acting evil. He is not a person like a […]

Fight fires to save the Amazon, pleads Pope

Pope Francis has called for a joint effort by the international community to stop the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest and protect a region he describes as a “vital lung” of the world. Speaking after praying the Angelus in St Peter’s Square, the 82-year-old Latin American Pope pointed to the global concern for the […]

Retired Pope responds to criticism of his reflection on abuse crisis

Responding to criticism of notes he published about the roots of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, retired Pope Benedict XVI said the fact that the critiques barely mentioned God proved his point. “As far as I can see, in most reactions to my contribution, God does not appear at all,” which is “exactly what I […]