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German Catholic bishop criticizes ‘Synodal Way’ draft text on role of women

A Catholic bishop has sharply criticized a text produced by the German Church’s “Synodal Way” forum on the role of women. In an open letter published Sept. 2, Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer said that a draft text prepared by the forum on “Women and Offices,” also known as Forum III, “lacks any theological level.” The bishop of Regensburg […]

German Catholics Slam Marx Photo-Op

The German Bishops’ Conference is facing backlash for a post about Karl Marx. There was backlash to the post on social media, with many Catholics slamming the German bishops for calling Karl Marx a “great thinker.” One of the comments, from a German conservative, asked rhetorically, “And Karl Marx is a role model, huh? So is […]

New U.K. survey: 4% of Catholics will not return to church after pandemic

Only a small minority of British Catholics said they would not return to worship in church when the coronavirus pandemic is fully over, according to a new survey. Just 4% of people interviewed in the study, conducted between May 19 and July 26, said they would abandon going to church when restrictions are finally lifted. […]

Sudan Agrees with Rebels to Remove Islam as State Religion

In signing successive peace deals with entrenched rebel movements, Sudan drew upon the legacy of Thomas Jefferson. “The constitution should be based on the principle of ‘separation of religion and state,’” read the text of an agreement between the North African nation’s joint military-civilian transitional council and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N). “The state […]

Christians, others warn Turkey is ‘weaponizing water’ in northeast Syria

Parts of Syria’s north where Kurds, Christians and Yazidis have practiced religious freedom in recent years are reportedly again under attack by mainly Turkish military and their allied Syrian Islamist fighters. The Syrian Democratic Council, which oversees the autonomous northeast of Syria, condemned Turkey’s cutting off the water supply to the area’s main city, Hassakeh, […]

How the new Italian missal points to the Francis reforms

Just two words – but they say everything about the direction of the reforms of the Francis era. The words are contained in the new Italian translation of the Mass texts, approved by Pope Francis, and will be used from Easter Sunday 2021. In the prayers said over the bread and wine, the priest says […]

Syria will build a new Hagia Sophia with Russian assistance to protest against Turkey

The Syrian government has announced that it will build a replica of the Hagia Sophia, according to Lebanon’s Al-Modon media. This in opposition to the Turkish regime’s conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. A leader of the pro-Syrian government National Defence Forces militia, Nabeul Al-Abdullah, obtained the approval of Bishop Nicola Baalbaki, the Metropolitan of Hama […]

Nigeria is becoming world’s ‘biggest killing ground of Christians’

Nigeria is becoming the “biggest killing ground of Christians in the world” due to attacks by Boko Ha-ram and Fulani militants, says a leading charity. International Christian Concern (ICC) estimates between 50,000 and 70,000 Christians have been killed in the last decade in the West African nation, the most populous on the continent. Nigeria’s 206 […]

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