Monk shot, body thrown in river following kidnapping at Nigerian monastery
In the Oct. 24 note, Lawani said: “This is to thank all and sundry for your collective prayers over the past several days for the safe release of our brothers,…
Ukraine Parliament advances bill seen to ban Russia-linked Orthodox church from country
Member of Parliament Iryna Herashchenko, who belongs to the center-right European Solidarity Party, referred to the vote as “historic” in a video message, according to The Kyiv Independent. She claimed…
Pope Francis accepts resignation of bishop from troubled Polish diocese
The diocese said in a Sept. 22 press statement that it had become aware from media reports of an orgy held the night of Aug. 30 in a building belonging…
Judge halts Colorado’s abortion-pill reversal ban while Catholic nurses’ lawsuit proceeds
Chism and Sinnett argue in their complaint that they “sincerely believe that they are religiously obligated to assist any woman facing a threat of miscarriage who requests their help, whether…
Pro-abortion demonstrators allegedly tag church in Spain with offensive graffiti
The Christian Lawyers Foundation also noted that “it’s not the first time that similar acts have occurred at this parish led by these same groups.” The protestors allegedly held an…
Theologian points to Vatican II’s ‘dynamic’ tradition in Synod on Synodality speech
Rush addressed the synod members and Pope Francis on Oct. 23 before they review a draft of a document summarizing their conversations over the past three weeks. The assembly will…
Cardinal Bo: Synod on Synodality is ‘a long march of hope for all humanity’
“Nowhere in Asia is the Christian faith journey more challenged than in Myanmar. Our small flock is currently scattered due to both natural disasters and manmade crises, causing multidimensional crises…
Oklahoma attorney general files lawsuit against nation’s first religious charter school
In his press release, Drummond said the contract approval “violated the religious liberty of every Oklahoman” by forcing state residents to fund “the teachings of a specific religious sect with…
Pope Francis criticizes West for trying to export ‘its own type of democracy’
“We are thinking of Libya, which seems to be led only by very strong personalities such as Gaddafi,” the pope said. “A Libyan told me that they once had only…
Synod on Synodality’s ‘most fertile time’ will be between the assemblies, Radcliffe says
Radcliffe, who serves as the spiritual adviser to the synod, also warned delegates not to speak negatively when they return home from Rome, quoting St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians:…
UPDATE: Pope Francis and U.S. President Biden speak by phone, discuss Israel and Gaza
Earlier in the day, Pope Francis in his Sunday Angelus appealed for peace in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, which is entering its third week. “Once again my thoughts turn to…
The faithful servant of Christ and the Church who was assassinated by Soviet communists
Auxiliary Bishop Milan Lach of Slovakia recalled that Romzha was sent to a small parish in the Carpathian Mountains. “But God had a mission prepared for him: to become a…