The Texas Attorney-General is suing a network of Church-related ministries to migrants and refugees after one of them – Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas – refused to surrender records about the people it serves.
In a recent letter to Senators, four US Bishops’ Conference chairmen argue that there isn’t a scenario where in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a morally acceptable means of pregnancy, and therefore legislation to establish a federal right to the treatment shouldn’t be passed.
The £100 million earmarked by the Church of England for a new investment fund to help repair damage caused by its historic links to slavery is ‘not enough’, a report says. It comes after an investigation last year found the Church had invested large amounts of money into a company that transported tens of thousands of slaves.
Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has indicated he will plead not guilty to alleged historical child sex offences. The bishop was arrested and appeared in court in February charged with 19 criminal offences.
A South Sudanese bishop says his people are living in deplorable conditions and are starving, amid challenges caused by violent conflicts and Covid-19.
A Sydney youth ministry has taken itself to where a line-up of enthusiastic young people can be guaranteed – Bondi Beach. Offering surfboards rather than hymn books, Bondi’s Catholic youth ministry teaches new surfies to ride the waves and tells them about the Catholic faith.
More than 3,400 Belgians were euthanised in 2023 – a 15% increase over 2022. Latest statistics reveal that there were 3,423 officially reported deaths — 3.1% of all deaths in Belgium.
An extremist Hindu group has called for the removal of Christian symbols from schools run by the Catholic Church, and for Catholic Religious not to wear emblems.
The next session of the sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops – the Synod on Synodality – will take place in October this year.
The Catholic Church in Germany has expressed its concern over the rise of far-right, anti-Semitic, and anti-democratic groups that are gaining increased support among the German electorate ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, and other important regional and local polls to be held this year.