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Nigerian bishop says country ‘worse off’ now‍

While the Catholic Church continues to play its part in helping people in Nigeria, the policies of the current government obstruct a clear path toward peace and reconciliation between Christians and Muslims, said Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria. Addressing a virtual conference on peac

Pope Francis: ‘Significant’ number of US Catholics want to ‘gag’ Vatican II reforms

The United States contains a “significant” number of groups seeking to “gag” the reforms of the Catholic Church initiated by the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis said in a new interview. “In the European Church I see more renewal in the spontaneous things that are emerging: movements, groups, new bishops who remember that there is […]

Cardinal Kasper warns German synodal way risks ‘breaking its own neck’

A theologian considered close to Pope Francis has warned that the German Synodal Way is at risk of “breaking its own neck” if it does not heed the objections raised by a growing number of bishops around the world. Cardinal Walter Kasper also said organisers were using a “lazy trick” that in effect constituted a […]

Indian Christians fret over declining population growth

Christians in India are concerned after a federal government report recorded a decline in the fertility rate among the community leading to a further reduction in their population. According to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) report, the total fertility rate (TFR) among Christians declined to 1.88 percent in 2019-21 from 2.87 percent in […]

Indian tribal Christians counter moves to deny them welfare benefits

Tribal people including Christi-ans in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh are up in arms about attempts by Hindu nationalist forces to rob them of reservation benefits. Reservations form a system of affirmative action in India that provides representation in education, employment and politics for historically disadvantaged groups such as tribal people, Dalits and backward […]

Pope to Syro-Malabar youth: Walk along Jesus’ path of love

Pope Francis has invited the youth of the Syro-Malabar Church to follow Jesus by saying “yes” to a life of service and responsibility, and “no” to one of superficiality and dissipation. The Pope said on June 18 during a meeting with the pilgrims of the “Syro-Malabar Youth Leaders Conference. The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is one […]