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Italy: Study shows increase in prayer, religious fervour amid pandemic‍

The uncertainty and restrictive measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic caused an increase in prayers and religious fervor in Italy, a recent study said. The study, which was released on May 22, was conducted by the State University of Milan, to “daily monitor public opinion during the C

Northern Ireland to introduce ‘drive-through’ churches

Churches in Northern Ireland may soon be rolling out “drive-through” services in a bid to serve their congregations during the current coronavirus lockdown. The innovative services, which have been popularised in the United States, were suggested as an alternative form of church gathering in a new proposal by the Northern Ireland executive outlining plans to […]

Church That Defied Coronavirus Restrictions Is Burned to Ground

A message at the scene that said, in part, “Bet you stay home now,” has led the police in Mississippi to suspect arson. First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs, Miss., after the fire. Credit… Kelly Mcmillen/Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, via Associated Press. The burning of a church in northern Mississippi is being investigated as arson […]

Religious freedom in jeopardy as China passes new Hong Kong ‘security laws’

A Hong Kong cardinal told CNA that changes to Hong Kong’s status in China could threaten the religious freedom of Catholics and other religious believers. The legislature of China on May 28 approved a resolution to impose new “security laws” on its formerly autonomous region, Hong Kong— a move pro-democracy protestors and Catholics in the […]

Vatican exiles leader of Bose monastic community

The Vatican has disciplined another charismatic religious leader, exiling the founder of an Italian monastic community over governance problems. Enzo Bianchi, a Catholic layman who founded the Bose Monastery in northern Italy, had enjoyed the blessing of three popes for his outreach to other Christians. He was appointed an ecumenical expert for Vatican meetings in […]

Record numbers leave Church in Munich archdiocese

A record number of people left the Church in the German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising last year, a local statistical office said on May 26. The Munich statistical office told CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner, on May 26 that 10,744 Catholics formally withdrew from the Church in 2019. It noted that this was a […]