Egypt’s three major Christian denominations – Catholic, Coptic and Evangelical Christian – are preparing to sign off on a final draft of what is known in the country as “personal-status” law, the rules governing marriage, divorce and inheritance for Christians in Egypt.
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Former Jerusalem Patriarch: Time to Move Away From War
A retired patriarch of Jerusalem called on both Israel and Palestine to “leave war.” He urged Israel specifically to move towards peace with the Palestinians, saying that the Palestinians wanted peace as well.
Two Attacks in Two Days Leave Ten Catholics Dead in Burkina Faso
Catholic leaders in Burkina Faso appealed for unity and solidarity after two attacks on Catholics in two days left nine laypeople and a priest dead.
Girl, 17, With Down Syndrome Thanks Mom for Life and Becomes Advocate
An Edmonton teenager with Down syndrome saw her pro-life advocacy dream become reality. She told her story to a large audience at the Alberta March for Life May 9. The annual event coincided with the national March for Life in Ottawa, Ontario, and others across Canada.
Vienna-based Group Logs Attacks Against European Christian Churches
Vandals and thieves have damaged at least eight Christian churches in Germany since early April.Churches have also been attacked, apparently at random, in Scotland, England, France, Poland, Spain, Italy and Austria.
French President Faces Questions Over Notre Dame Restoration
One month after a massive fire ravaged Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most iconic landmarks of western civilization still stands, but controversy lingers as restoration efforts are now underway.
Chile Bishop Says Pope’s Criticism Created ‘Painful,’ ‘Unfair’ Image
By Inés San Martín SANTIAGO, Chile (Crux) – When the entire Chilean Bishops’ Conference presented their resignations to Pope Francis in Rome last year amid a massive scandal involving clerical sexual abuse and cover-up, Celestino Aos Braco had been a Bishop of a small diocese for just four years. As it turns out, it was […]
Shooting Following Burkina Faso Catholic Mass Leaves Six Dead and Church Destroyed
The Tablet Staff After a peaceful Sunday morning church service in the remote town of Dablo, Burkina Faso, a group of 20 gunmen presumed to be jihadists surrounded the church, and shot and killed six worshippers, including a parish priest. According to an eyewitness account shared with Vatican News, the priest, Father Simeon Yamp, was […]
Pope Okays Pilgrimage To Medjugorje, Says Apparitions ‘Need Study’
After nearly two years of studying the pastoral status of Medjugorje, where the Virgin Mary has allegedly been appearing since 1981, the Vatican announced May 12 that Pope Francis has given the green light for priests to lead pilgrimages there but expressed no opinion on the authenticity of the “noted happenings.”
Theologians, Cardinals Defend Pope’s Theology in Wake of Heresy Charge
In the wake of an April 30 open letter accusing Pope Francis of heresy signed by 19 clergymen and scholars, demanding the pontiff’s resignation, theologians and cardinals at a conference in Rome on Wednesday instead praised Francis’s theology and magisterium.