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In 2018, Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level Globally in More Than a Decade

Authoritarian governments are more likely to restrict religion In 2018, the global median level of government restrictions on religion – that is, laws, policies and actions by officials that impinge on religious beliefs and practices – continued to climb, reaching an all-time high since Pew Research Centre began tracking these trends in 2007. The year-over-year […]

The Virus that affect the Heart are more Dangerous

Bp Bosco Puthur, Melbourne How is the situation in Australia? How is the Church after the Pell affair in which he has come out? What was the reaction of the general public? In the 2016 census, 52.1% of Australians are Christians, including 22.6% Catholics and 13.3% as Anglicans; 30.1% of the population reported having “no […]

Fratelli Tutti: A God Who Works in other Religions

Rev Dr Jojo Parecattil CMI Dharmaram, Bangalore Pope Francis in his encyclical Fratelli Tutti no 277 says, “The Church esteems the ways in which God works in other religions, and “rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these religions.” Is this repetition of the teaching of Vatican II, what is the difference? How […]

Iraqi Priest “Our presence is a Salt in this Region”

Ever since the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS), there’s been rising alarm regarding the future for Christians in the Middle East. A Catholic priest who recently returned to his village in northern Iraq after six years in Rome described what he found as “shocking,” but doubled down on the need for Christians to survive. […]

French police quiz child apologists of teacher’s beheading

Police in France questioned four 10-year-olds who voiced support for the beheading of a schoolteacher and who said they would kill their own teacher if he lampooned Islam’s founder, the government reported as the Prime Minister warned that Islamic extremists are recruiting in France with “ignorance and hate.” The children and their parents were detained […]

TO TOUCH OR NOT TO TOUCH?

REMEMBERING THE SACRAMENTALITY OF TOUCHIN PANDEMIC TIMES Paulson Veliyannoor, CMF In the Garden of Eden, in response to the serpent’s query, Eve spoke: “God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die’” (Gen 3:3). Well, […]

Pope Francis calls for civil union law for same-sex couples

In a documentary that premiered on October 21 in Rome, Pope Francis called for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex couples, departing from the position of the Vatican’s doctrinal office and the Pope’s predecessors on the issue. The remarks came amid a portion of the documentary that reflected on pastoral care for those […]

Key findings about Catholics and Abortion in US

If she is confirmed, Amy Coney Barrett will be the sixth Catholic on the U.S. Supreme Court. As the Senate prepares to vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, public attention has focused on her Catholic faith and, in particular, her stance on abortion rights. Some critics, citing Barrett’s past rulings […]

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