Christianity
Swiss Guards celebrate 515 years as guardians of Catholic pope
Often labelled the world's smallest army and founded under Pope Julius II, the Swiss Guards have celebrated 515 years guarding the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Christianity
COMECE President concerned for the erosion of Freedom of Religion in the Member States
COMECE President concerned for the erosion of Freedom of Religion in the Member States In a statement published on Friday 22, January 2021, the President of COMECE, H. Em. Card. Jean-Claude…
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COMECE meets with EU Commissioner Várhelyi: “the Mediterranean as a place of peaceful encounters”
COMECE meets with EU Commissioner Várhelyi: “the Mediterranean as a place of peaceful encounters” A COMECE delegation met with Mr. Olivér Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on Monday 18 January 2021, to offer policy recommendations on a…
America
March for Life, biggest annual antiabortion rally in the US, goes virtual
The March for Life, bringing many thousands of people to Washington DC each year to protest abortion, is to be virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and security…
America
American megachurches become more multiracial: study
American megachurches are more racially and ethnically diverse than ever with more than half of them now having multiracial congregations, a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religious Research…
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Pope Francis changes canon law, officially giving women more access to altar
Pope Francis has formally changed the Code of Canon Law to allow in practice the access of lay women to serve at the altar in the Catholic Church.
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Indian police ban Christian community from holding religious services
It's only a small village, but police in India's southern Karnataka state have placed a ban on 5 Christian families from gathering for worship services.
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Church leaders worldwide condemn Washington Capitol violence
Violence mounted in Washington, DC on the day many Orthodox Christians celebrating Christmas Washington erupted into violence over the U.S. presidential election after a speech by President Donald Trump that…
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Most Britons say their country is Christian, but participation is low: survey
Despite a national decline in religious observance, slightly over half of Britons continue to see the United Kingdom as a Christian country, but religiousness is low, a new study has…
Christianity
Barr, Barret, Biden, Bryant, Fauchi – top 5 US Catholic 2020 newsmakers — also high in national headlines
Three of them grabbed headlines often in the latter part of the year -- Amy Coney Barrett, Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Anthony Fauci – and they were among the…