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Survey measures US Catholics’ perceptions of the global persecution of Christians

According to a new poll, 46% of US Catholics say the global persecution of Christians is “very severe”—an increase of more than 16% compared to a year ago; and 58% of US Catholics say they are “very concerned” about the plight of their fellow faith ful—a figure up by more than 17% from February 2018. […]

Matteo Ricci and the Cultural Revolution absent in ode to friendship between China and Italy

In an interview given to the Corriere della Sera, on the eve of his journey to Rome, Monaco and France, President Xi Jinping’s words are a true love song for Italy. Yet what is really amazing about this long ode to relations between our nation and the Middle Empire is his silence on Matteo Ricci […]

Catholic lay body concerns at polarization on eve of elections

The All India Catholic Union (AICU), Asia’s oldest Laity organization, has expressed deep concern at the communal polarization that is peaking on the eve of the general elections in the country in April and May, AICU president Lancy D’Cunha and spokes-man Dr John Dayal said in a statement here on March 24. The AICU leadership […]

Caritas India’s Lenten campaign against malnutrition

“Nutrition: our right,” is the theme of the Lenten campaign of Caritas India for 2019. Caritas India, the charitable arm of the Catholic Church of India, has launched a Lenten campaign against hunger by creating an awareness among people regarding solidarity, food security, medical care and a dignified life for all citizens. The theme of […]

3 German Catholic dioceses to join Lutherans in Lenten fast for climate protection, climate justice 

The campaign “Climate Crisis” starts on Ash Wednesday (6th March) for the sixth time. At the initiative called by the Institute for Church and Society of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia (EKvW) under the motto “So much you need …” (Exodus 16), this year a total of eleven Protestant regional churches and three Catholic bishoprics […]

The number of churches “regularized” by the Egyptian government rises to 783

In Egypt the process of “legalization” of Christian places of worship built in the past without the required permits, along with the granting of authorizations for the construction of new churches, continues at a rapid pace. The Egyptian Council of Ministers, chaired by Premier Mostafa Kamal Madbouly, approved last March 5 the report of the […]

Pope: God is purifying the church with ‘unbearable’ pain of abuse scandal

The clerical abuse scandal has caused everyone in the Catholic Church “pain and unbearable suffering,” Pope Francis said, but it also is a call to repentance and the renewal of the church. “Our humble repentance, which remains silent between our tears for the monstrosity of sin and the unfathomable greatness of God’s forgiveness, this, this […]

Americans’ drinking habits vary by faith

In the United States and many other countries, religiously active people are less likely to drink alcohol than those who are not as religious. That may not be a surprise: Holy texts from the Christian New Testament to the Quran and the Hindu Dharmashastras warn against the dangers of excessive drinking and other potentially harmful “vices.” Many religious leaders, […]