When and why did the ecumenical movement begin? At the end of the 19th century, in a colonial context, many Christians “became aware that the various Churches, used as tools of political ...

File photo of various movements are calling for justice for the victims who died during the protests in Nicaragua. (Photo by Jorge Mejía peralta /CC BY 2.0) Nicaragua's government dissolved 15 ...

The Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) published a series of norms regarding the formation of future priests, January 10. The possible homosexuality of candidates for the priesthood is addressed ...

Pope Francis signing a document at Merdeka Palace during his apostolic visit to Indonesia in September 2024. (Photo: Government of Indonesia/Wikimedia Commons) Pope Francis allegedly escaped an ...

The vegetation is dense and lush. Tamarisks, willows, reeds, and Euphrates poplars line the muddy bed of the Jordan. A Catholic church has recently been built, neighboring an Orthodox church and ...

After more than a year of conflict in the Gaza Strip, all the will and logic mobilized over the past 170 years to build international humanitarian law (IHL) are still being swept aside by one of ...

Vodun followers January 9 towards the Vodun arena set up as part of the Vodun days in Ouidah. (Photo by Juste Hlannon/LCI) Flags line the streets, a stage is set up on the beach, hotels are fully ...

File photo of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State. (Photo by en.kremlin.ru / CC BY 4.0) Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, addressed the Middle Eastern crises and ...

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican Apostolic Library in 2021. (Photo: Office of the President of the United States/Wikimedia Commons) Although his visit to Rome was ...

“Voetsek! Get out!”; “You will answer for your crimes!” On January 14, as the ministers of police and mining visited the Stilfontein site where rescue operations are underway, angry ...

Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated then reinstated by the Vatican, but was undone by his ...

On January 9, the pope’s long speech to the diplomatic corps was almost entirely read by Monsignor Filippo Ciampanelli, undersecretary of the Dicastery for Eastern Churches. “With a cold” or ...