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Chaldean patriarch: reforming rites and traditions to meet to the challenges of modernity

The Chaldean Patriarch, Card Louis Raphael Sako, issued a pastoral letter on the “originality and authenticity” of the “renewal” of the Chaldean Church, which was sent to AsiaNews for wider circulation. In it, the prelate notes that the Church must “give answers” to the questions and challenges of modernity, the passage of time and prepare for those […]

Orban Encourages Mothers in Hungary to Have 4 or More Babies

Faced with a plummeting population, rising labour shortages and widespread emigration, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary has long taken an unconventional approach to increasing the size and productivity of Hungary’s work force. He offered university scholarships only to those who promised to stay in Hungary. He gave citizenship to ethnic Hungarians living beyond the […]

Church service stops after 96 days as asylum family pardoned

A church service that has been performed continuously for 96 days has come to an end after the Dutch government agreed to pardon a family the pastors were shielding from deportation as part of a wider amnesty. Sasun Tamrazyan, his wife Anousche and their children Hayarpi, 21, Warduhi, 19, and Seyran, 15, have been holed […]

Cardinals at war over ‘fraud of Antichrist’

The Pope’s former doctrinal chief has published a “Manifesto of Faith” in which he warns of the “fraud of Antichrist” being perpetrated by those who fail to teach the faith correctly. Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2012 to 2017, writes that there is “growing confusion about the doctrine […]

GERMAN CATHOLICS DEMAND BREAK FROM CHURCH’S TEACHING ON SEX

A group of prominent German Catholics called on February 3 for the ordination of women and ending mandatory priestly celibacy among other changes to Catholic sexual morality. The group of nine, including prominent German priests and theologians, made their demands in an open letter to Cardinal Reinhard Marx, published in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine […]

Amid uproar, Vatican clarifies Pope’s comments on ‘sexual slavery’ of nuns

A day after Pope Francis created an international uproar by saying Catholic nuns had been subjected to “sexual slavery” by the founder of a French order, the Vatican sought to clarify his remarks. “When the Holy Father, referring to the dissolution of a Congregation, spoke of ‘sexual slavery,’ he meant ‘manipulation,’ a form of abuse […]

International study suggests religious people are happier

The results of a wide-ranging study that surveyed the attitudes of people in as many as 35 countries suggest that happiness is tied to being religiously active. Where Americans fit on that scale hops around a bit depending on the subject matter, according to the study, “Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health Around […]

Almost Half of Practicing Christian Millennials Say Evangelism Is Wrong

Sharing one’s faith—evange-lizing—is a core practice among many religions. For Christians, it’s viewed as a mandate from Jesus Himself before He departed earth: commanding his disciples to “spread the good news.” Yet, today, a number of factors are curbing many Christians’ enthusiasm for faith-sharing, including the decline of religion in America, a spreading apathy toward spiritual matters […]

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