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67% “religious” in UK have questioned beliefs: Survey

After just over a year of lockdown, a new study has found the coronavirus pandemic has raised a host of questions – particularly around belief in God, religious practice and death. To mark the launch of Season 3 of The Big Conversation – a series of video debates featuring some of the biggest intellectual thinkers […]

Italy sees worst gap between births, deaths since 1918 Spanish Flu

With Italy already facing a diminishing population, low birth rates and fewer religious and civil marriages, the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted those numbers for 2020, according to the Italian National Institute of Statistics. In fact, it said, Italy set new records in 2020 with the lowest number of births since its unification in 1871, the […]

Priest, six others killed by armed gunmen at Nigerian parish

Father Ferdinand Fanen Ngugban and six others died of gunshot wounds after armed gunmen invaded the grounds of St. Paul Parish in Ayetwar March 30, said the Diocese of Katsina-Ala. “After celebrating Mass and while he prepared to leave for the chrism Mass at St Gerald Majella Catholic Cathedral, Katsina-Ala, to renew his priestly vows […]

Lebanese cardinal criticizes Hezbollah in leaked video

At the risk of compromising the appeasement efforts aimed at facilitating the formation of a new government, Lebanese media on Thursday broadcast a leaked video in which the top Christian leader openly criticizes the Shia Hezbollah movement, accusing it of harming the country by dragging it into regional conflicts. “Why are you standing against neutrality? […]

Papal Preacher says divisions have ‘wounded’ Catholic Church

After reflecting on the biblical meaning of fraternity during the Vatican’s Passion of the Lord, the papal preacher on Good Friday lamented the disunity existing among Catholics. “Fraternity among Catholics is wounded,” said Cardinal Raniero Cantala-messa. “Divisions between Churches have torn Christ’s tunic to shreds, and worse still, each shredded strip has been cut up […]

Irish bishops announce ‘synodal pathway’ during ‘pivotal time’

Ireland’s Catholic bishops have announced they will embark on a “synodal pathway” for the Church and hold a National Synodal Assembly within the next five years. The bishops made the announcement at the end of their annual Spring Meeting, which took place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prelates called it a “pivotal time” […]

Let my country awake from culture of death to resurrection: Myanmar Cardinal

Reflecting on the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, in his Easter message, reflects on his people’s road to Calvary over past two months. “The greatest feast of Christianity comes during the saddest days in Myanmar history. For the last two months our people have walked through a real […]

Indian missionary finds joy of Christ in Muslim-majority Malaysia

His missionary experience at St. Edmund Catholic Church in Limbang, a town in Sarawak state in Malaysian Borneo, has left an indelible mark on the life of Father Christu Kolaba-thina, better known as Ravindra Babu. The Indian priest from St. Joseph Missionary Society of Mill Hill (popularly known as Mill Hill Missionaries) has served as […]