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German legislators consider ending state payments to churches

Germany’s lower house of Parliament is considering re-placing state payments to the nation’s two largest churches. The Catholic and Protestant churches received combined state benefits of more than $650 million in 2020. At a hearing in the interior affairs committee of the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, they welcomed in principle the intention of […]

Laypeople in Cologne Archdiocese demand local synod

Catholic laypeople in the Archdiocese of Cologne have called for a local synod to address the ongoing crisis in Germany’s most populous diocese. “We must make every effort to reestablish a genuine dialogue between the cardinal, senior members of the diocesan leader-ship and the grassroots of the church,” said Tim-O. Kurzbach, president of the Cologne […]

New Bible translation will use inclusive language

The translation of the Bible to be used in the new edition of the lectionary for Mass in England and Wales is being amended to use gender-inclusive language where contextually appropriate, The Tablet can reveal. For 18 months, the Depart-ment of Christian Life and Wor-ship of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has been […]

Makoto Fujimura Sings with God, Carries His Cross, and Awaits the New Creation

One of the most formative moments early in my artistic journey was hearing Andrew Peterson’s song “Let There Be Light.” I was in my late teens at the time, just beginning to grapple with the musical gifts that would eventually lead me to a career in composition. But as Peterson crooned the lyrics, “When your […]

Pope: Borders that are not walls, but places of encounter

Borders that are no longer walls, but “privileged places of encounter “ between all the components of a “colourful” society, capable of “dreaming together” to build a common future through “more sustainable development, balanced and inclusive.” This is the vison of Pope Francis contained in his message for the 107th World Day of Migrants and […]

Mohammed Bin Salman attempts to reform Islam

On April 27 Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman (Mbs), gave a long television interview to the Saudi channel “Al-Arabiya”[i], dedicated to his economic and social program for a new country in the framework of the 2030 vision, first unveiled in 2015. In the interview he spoke of moderation in the application of Islamic […]

China moves to censor Christians online

Authorities in China have removed online Bible apps from app stories in China, as well as taking down prominent Christian chat accounts. According to Father Francis Liu of the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness, those logging in to see Christian chat accounts in China saw the following message: “[We] recei-ved report that [this account] vio-lates […]

Pakistan minorities await implementation of ‘historic’ ruling

New research assessing the Pakistan Supreme Court’s 2014 judgment to protect minority rights predicts its implementation will take more than two decades. “During this period, a Supreme Court bench has conducted 23 follow-up hearings and passed nearly six dozen orders, yet Pakistan stands 21 years away from the finish line of full implementation, considering the […]