(OSV News) — Poland’s Catholic primate has accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government of pandering to anti-church feeling, after it unveiled new plans to downgrade religious teaching in the traditionally Catholic …
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(OSV News) — Clergy in Belarus are deleting their social media profiles to avoid arrest, according to church sources, as local parishes face pressure under a new religious law. “With …
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OXFORD, England (OSV News) — Churches and faith groups across the United Kingdom have condemned a bill to allow physician-assisted suicide and stepped up efforts to block its Nov. 29 …
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LONDON (OSV News) — Leading British Catholics have urged their church to avoid involvement in the resignation of the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury, who quit Nov. 12 after being implicated …
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(OSV News) — As 40 years have passed since the murder of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, one of their church’s most famous priests, Polish Catholics are urging people everywhere to revisit …
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(OSV News) — Hungarian Catholics have reacted warily to the suspension of a top Russian Orthodox prelate in Europe, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Budapest and Hungary, who faces demotion and …
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LONDON (OSV News) — Prominent Catholics have joined church leaders in condemning a wave of riots across the United Kingdom, while also urging greater understanding of current social grievances. “The …
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(OSV News) — Catholics in Luxembourg have expressed shock over a massive theft at their church’s Caritas charity, while hoping the scandal will not halt donations ahead of Pope Francis’ …
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(OSV News) — One of Poland’s most influential prelates has been asked to stay on beyond retirement by Pope Francis, days after the Vatican suspended his orders dismissing a prominent …
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OXFORD, England (OSV News) — Following the example of a group of British cultural icons, a group of American “Catholics and non-Catholics” and prominent cultural and intellectual personalities asked Pope …
