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Cardinal calls for resettlement of asylum-seekers from Greek island

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — By Barbe Fraze - Hours after a fire or fires sent thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing their tents and makeshift container homes at the Moria camp on the Greek...

Global missionary efforts have taken a hit in the time of coronavirus

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a world marked by religious persecution and mounting secularism, being a missionary priest has never been easy. Add closed frontiers and social distancing caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and the...

Pompeo urges Europe to join US for imposing sanctions on Iran

Sanctions on Iran: Mike Pompeo on Tuesday claimed that Iran’s nuclear deal, JCPOA, has gone in the history and requested European countries and other states to join the United States for imposition of ‘Strong...

Israel’s Accord with Serbia and Kosovo Rattles EU but Fails to Rouse Arab Wrath

The announcement last week of a landmark agreement between Israel, Serbia and Kosovo to normalize economic relations drew no condemnation from Arab nations, but the European Union has criticized the...

European Court President Receives Honorary Doctorate from Istanbul University

BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), visited Turkey last week at the invitation of the Turkish Justice Minister. Spano also met with Pres. Erdogan and give a...

Aid or autonomy? A showdown in Italy’s agricultural heartland

A confrontation is brewing in rural Italy over who should get to determine the needs of the most marginalised among the approximately 550,000 foreigners – including 150,000 undocumented migrants – working in the country’s...

EU warns Serbia over Jerusalem embassy move

The EU has voiced "serious concern and regret" over Belgrade's commitment to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, casting a shadow over the resumption of Serbia-Kosovo talks. President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia and Kosovo...

Europe Hotspots Spike Again; India Tops Brazil: Virus Update

SHARE THIS ARTICLE Photographer: Lynsey Weatherspoon/Bloomberg Photographer: Lynsey Weatherspoon/Bloomberg We're tracking the latest...

Researchers Find Christians in Iran Approaching 1 Million

Missiologists have long spoken of the explosive growth of the church in Iran. Now they have data to back up their claims—from secular research. According to a new survey of 50,000 Iranians—90 percent residing in Iran—by...

“Beyond Critique to Constructive Engagement”: Thousands gather in virtual ABS conference

Over 3,000 people gather to explore perspectives across diverse fields in light of the Bahá’í teachings.

Mozambique conflict has raged for decades, but the churches are always there

Conflict has ingrained itself in the people of Mozambique for many decades from the days of Portuguese colonial rule, to the ensuing civil war which only ended this century, and now Daesh along with the unseen enemy of COVID-19.

Divine Intervention? Catholic Church In Belarus Sides With Anti-Lukashenka Protesters

… with growing concern. Religious organizations are among … Europe's faith fault line between Eastern and Western Christianity … " faiths of Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, and evangelical Lutheranism. … suppressed, prompting the European Union...

Turkish expert criticizes EU’s double Standard toward Islam

Turkish expert criticizes EU's double Standard toward Islam During an illegal gathering on August 28, supporters of right-wing Danish politician Rasmus Paludan, who leads the anti-Islamic group Tight Direction (Stram Kurs), burned a copy of...

Cardinal: Pandemic may have accelerated secularization of Europe by 10 years

CNA Staff, Sep 4, 2020 / 06:00 am MT (CNA).- A cardinal has suggested that the coronavirus pandemic may have accelerated the secularization of Europe by 10 years.  In an interview with L’Osservatore Romano Sept....

Emmanuel Macron condemns ‘Islamic separatism’ and defends ‘right to blasphemy’

France’s President Emmanuel Macron criticised what he called “Islamic separatism” in his country and those who seek French citizenship without accepting the “right to commit blasphemy”. Mr Macron defended satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which published...

Emmanuel Macron condemns ‘Islamic separatism”

Mr Macron defended satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed that helped inspire two French-born Islamic extremists to mount a deadly January 2015 attack on the paper’s newsroom. France’s President Emmanuel...

Macron decries ‘Islamic separatism,’ defends blasphemy

… , AP Macron decries 'Islamic separatism,' defends blasphemy PARIS … criticized Friday what he called “Islamic separatism” in his...

Europe’s Catholic bishops back archbishop blocked from returning to Belarus

CNA Staff, Sep 4, 2020 / 03:00 am MT (CNA).- Catholic bishops across Europe have expressed support for an archbishop who was refused entry to his homeland of Belarus.  In a Sept. 3 statement, the...

In Church of Sweden female priests outnumber men who get more pay

In the Church of Sweden, part of the Lutheran communion, there is no issue about having female priests with women outnumbering men in the role. It is a different story in the Roman Catholic Church though and the matter has not yet been fully debated.

Victims for sure, but abuse survivors can also be active agents of reform

VATICAN CITY — In reporting historical and recent abuse of minors, the media should broaden its focus to include portrayals of survivors as active agents of reform, one survivor said. Interviewing...

CESNUR and FOB release “The New Gnomes of Zurich”

Massimo Introvigne and Alessandro Amicarelli, releases publication on JW case.

European bishops demand Belarus allow return of Catholic leader

VATICAN CITY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Roman Catholic bishops urged Belarus’s leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to let its most senior cleric come back into the country. Minsk’s archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, who has angered Lukashenko...
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