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Vatican delays external audit of contracts in Germany’s Cologne archdiocese

The Vatican has said that an external review of contracts in Germany’s Cologne archdiocese must wait until Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki returns from a sabbatical. The archdiocese disclosed Rome’s decision on Jan. 4, less than a month after it announced the review of contracts surrounding a landmark study of clerical abuse, reported CNA Deutsch, CNA’s […]

Pope’s Latin Mass decision hasn’t affected his popularity, survey finds

Pope Francis’ decision in July to re-impose restrictions on the celebration of the older form of the Latin Mass appears not to have affected his standing among U.S. Catholics, according to a report released Oct. 7 by the Pew Research Center. About 83% of Catholics in the country have a favourable view of Francis, based […]

A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fuelled by Latin Americans

When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, or the fines from the police for handing out Protestant leaflets on the streets of Salamanca. “Social animosity was big — they had never seen a Protestant in their […]

Evangelicals a rising force inside Argentine prisons

The loud noise from the opening of an iron door marks Jorge Anguilante’s exit from the Pinero prison every Saturday. He heads home for 24 hours to minister at a small evangelical church he started in a garage in Argentina’s most violent city. Before he walks through the door, guards remove handcuffs from “Tachuela” — Spanish […]

Putin gives Pope birthday call, praises his global role

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Pope Francis on December 17 to congratulate him on his 85th birthday, praising the pontiff’s efforts to strengthen ties between the Vatican and Russia. The Russian leader noted Francis’s “high global authority and his big personal contribution to the development of ties bet-ween Russia and the Vatican,” the Kremlin said […]

Catholic nurse unfairly dismissed over cross necklace, UK tribunal rules

A Catholic nurse was unfairly dismissed by a U.K. hospital trust for wearing a cross necklace, an employment tribunal ruled this week. In a decision published on Jan. 5, the tribunal said that the trust’s treatment of Mary Onuoha was “directly discriminatory.” The campaign group Chris-tian Concern hailed the verdict as a “landmark ruling” strengthening […]

Brazil to have a statue of Jesus larger than Christ the Redeemer

A statue of Christ is being built in Brazil that will be larger than the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro. The image, which has been under construction since 2019, will be called Cristo Protector and is being erected on the Cerro de las Antenas, a hill near Encantado in the state […]