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Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir

Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir

In the wake of global controversy over a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican showing the infant Jesus resting upon a Palestinian keffiyeh, widely seen as a pro-Palestinian statement, that set has now been removed.

Dec 11
Elise Ann Allen

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Argentinian priest in Aleppo says Christians are not being targeted

Dec 11
Eduardo Campos Lima

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Church pushes back against attempts to legalize abortion in Nigeria

Dec 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Eluru Railway station in India. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Catholic student throws baby’s body from window in India

Dec 11
Nirmala Carvalho

Sergiy and Svetlana Melyanets and their seven kids. (Credit: Mission Eurasia.)

Calls increase for ending human rights violations in Belarus

Dec 10
Charles Collins

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Priest says Eucharistic Pilgrimage ‘a sign of growing devotion’

Dec 10
Charles Collins

Pope meets journalists covering Peru scandals, including from Crux – offers full support

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Eluru Railway station in India. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Catholic student throws baby’s body from window in India

Dec 11
Nirmala Carvalho

Sergiy and Svetlana Melyanets and their seven kids. (Credit: Mission Eurasia.)

Calls increase for ending human rights violations in Belarus

Dec 10
Charles Collins

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Priest says Eucharistic Pilgrimage ‘a sign of growing devotion’

Dec 10
Charles Collins

Pope meets journalists covering Peru scandals, including from Crux – offers full support

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Pope meets journalists covering Peru scandals, including from Crux – offers full support

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s new cardinals stress peace, evangelization

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Biden’s Angola trip draws mixed reviews from Catholic leaders

Dec 9
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Brazil priests condemn ‘institutionalized violence against the poor’ by police

Dec 9
Eduardo Campos Lima

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Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2023. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

New Japanese cardinal hopes his appointment is a ‘source of creating hope’

Dec 9
Nirmala Carvalho

Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon, near the border with Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AP.)

There may be hope for Syrian Christians, but don’t expect them to join the party yet

Dec 8
John L. Allen Jr.

Waters of baptism should not be minimalized or trivialized

Dec 8
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Peru case imperils Vatican sovereignty, religious freedom, and anti-abuse efforts

Dec 8
John L. Allen Jr.

Sergiy Rakhuba, is president of Mission Eurasia. (Credit: Mission Eurasia.)

Religious minorities facing attacks in Belarus, charity says

Dec 7
Charles Collins

Cameroon archbishop says ‘democracy doesn’t exist’ under world’s oldest head of state

Dec 7
Ngala Killian Chimtom

US bishops oppose including women on registry for a military draft

Dec 7
John Lavenburg

The altar designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet is seen in the heart of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral while French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored interiors of the monument, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Paris. (Credit: Stephane de Sakutin/Pool via AP.)

France prepares for event of the century without star guest

Dec 6
Elise Ann Allen

Assisted suicide in UK might cause ‘a major exodus of healthcare professionals’

Dec 6
Charles Collins

Catholic Charities of New York urges caution from the city on potential deportation policies

Dec 6
John Lavenburg

Catholic social justice columnist worries about rising specter of nuclear war

Dec 6
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Irish bishops call for respecting human life as assisted suicide advances

Dec 5
Charles Collins

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Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2023. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

New Japanese cardinal hopes his appointment is a ‘source of creating hope’

Dec 9
Nirmala Carvalho

Peru case imperils Vatican sovereignty, religious freedom, and anti-abuse efforts

Dec 8
John L. Allen Jr.

Sergiy Rakhuba, is president of Mission Eurasia. (Credit: Mission Eurasia.)

Religious minorities facing attacks in Belarus, charity says

Dec 7
Charles Collins

Cameroon archbishop says ‘democracy doesn’t exist’ under world’s oldest head of state

Dec 7
Ngala Killian Chimtom

US bishops oppose including women on registry for a military draft

Dec 7
John Lavenburg

The altar designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet is seen in the heart of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral while French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored interiors of the monument, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Paris. (Credit: Stephane de Sakutin/Pool via AP.)

France prepares for event of the century without star guest

Dec 6
Elise Ann Allen

Assisted suicide in UK might cause ‘a major exodus of healthcare professionals’

Dec 6
Charles Collins

Catholic Charities of New York urges caution from the city on potential deportation policies

Dec 6
John Lavenburg

Catholic social justice columnist worries about rising specter of nuclear war

Dec 6
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Irish bishops call for respecting human life as assisted suicide advances

Dec 5
Charles Collins

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Sergiy and Svetlana Melyanets and their seven kids. (Credit: Mission Eurasia.)

Calls increase for ending human rights violations in Belarus

Dec 10
Charles Collins

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Priest says Eucharistic Pilgrimage ‘a sign of growing devotion’

Dec 10
Charles Collins

Sergiy Rakhuba, is president of Mission Eurasia. (Credit: Mission Eurasia.)

Religious minorities facing attacks in Belarus, charity says

Dec 7
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British Parliament in London, England. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Assisted suicide in UK might cause ‘a major exodus of healthcare professionals’

Dec 6
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(Credit: Pixabay.)

Irish bishops call for respecting human life as assisted suicide advances

Dec 5
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Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir

Dec 11
Elise Ann Allen

Pope meets journalists covering Peru scandals, including from Crux – offers full support

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s new cardinals stress peace, evangelization

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

The altar designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet is seen in the heart of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral while French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored interiors of the monument, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Paris. (Credit: Stephane de Sakutin/Pool via AP.)

France prepares for event of the century without star guest

Dec 6
Elise Ann Allen

A general view of Palazzo della Cancelleria, a renaissance building in the center of Rome that holds the Vatican Supreme Court, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Vatican prosecutor confirms existence of file on missing ‘Vatican Girl’

Dec 4
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US bishops oppose including women on registry for a military draft

Dec 7
John Lavenburg

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Catholic Charities of New York urges caution from the city on potential deportation policies

Dec 6
John Lavenburg

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Kentucky prelate calls lack of election response from American Church ‘disappointing’

Dec 3
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News of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire received by American bishops with ‘profound hope’

Nov 28
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Washington auxiliary bishop leads efforts to identify unmarked graves

Nov 27
John Lavenburg

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