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Catholic nurse unfairly dismissed over cross necklace, UK tribunal rules

A Catholic nurse was unfairly dismissed by a U.K. hospital trust for wearing a cross necklace, an employment tribunal ruled this week. In a decision published on Jan. 5, the tribunal said that the trust’s treatment of Mary Onuoha was “directly discriminatory.” The campaign group Chris-tian Concern hailed the verdict as a “landmark ruling” strengthening […]

Brazil to have a statue of Jesus larger than Christ the Redeemer

A statue of Christ is being built in Brazil that will be larger than the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro. The image, which has been under construction since 2019, will be called Cristo Protector and is being erected on the Cerro de las Antenas, a hill near Encantado in the state […]

Indian authorities to block foreign funding for Mother Teresa’s charity

For decades, the Christian congregation founded by Mother Teresa in an Indian slum was seen by supporters as a symbol of selfless giving and a magnet for donations from around the world. But to India’s Hindu right wing, it was a target of their ire — and a hotbed, some alleged, for the conversion of […]

Vatican agency reveals number of missionaries murdered around the world during 2021

22 Catholic missionaries were killed around the world in 2021, half of them in Africa, according to a report released by the Fides News Agency and distributed Thursday by the Vatican press office. Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, reported that of the 22 missionaries killed in 2021, 13 […]

In speech to Curia, pope warns against worldly attachments, including in the liturgy

To close a year in which he put limits on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, Pope Francis warned against the temptations of pride, spiritual worldliness, and attachment to superficial reassurances, including liturgical preferences. In his Dec. 23 speech to members of the Roman Curia, the Pope centred on the biblical figure of Naaman […]

More Americans Left Religion During the Pandemic

Religious affiliation in the U.S. has continued to fall during the pandemic, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Centre. The percentage of Americans who identify as Christians now stands at 63%, down from 65% in 2019 and from 78% in 2007. Meanwhile, 29% of Americans now identify as having no religion, up […]

Abducting Christian girls for marriage is ‘genocidal’, pontifical charity says

Across the world, girls and young women from Christian families are forced into sexual slavery and religious conversion. This is one of the most underreported examples of the persecution of Christians, usually in Muslim-majority countries with significant Christian popu-lations, such as Egypt and Paki-stan. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) documented first-hand accounts of […]

Report IDs five European nations with increasing anti-Christian violence

Catholics are facing soaring levels of discrimination in some of the most influential countries in Europe, a new report said. The Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance Against Christians in Europe identified the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden as the five countries most affected by a “rising phenomenon” of harassment and violence toward Christians. “These […]

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Pope: Red Cross’ humanitarian work shows that fraternity is possible

New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity