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Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain
Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday, visiting a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrating Mass at Barcelona's famous Sagrada Familia Basil…
Defense Department rejiggers list of recognized religions after backlash, narrows it to 30
(RNS) — The fast-evolving list was met with blowback from critics who suggested its changes were an attempt to impose Christian nationalism on the military.
SBC tries to move on from abuse crisis, will debate women pastors and immigration
ORLANDO, Florida (RNS) — More than 11,000 Southern Baptist church representatives will gather in Orlando this week, where they will debate women pastors and send out missionaries.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — New York has Ben Stiller, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan among its superfans; San Antonio has a group of nuns who wear Spurs jerseys over their habi…
(The Conversation) — For the Greeks, sophrosyne was an ideal second to none. It’s just as important today, in an age of internet addiction and misinformation –…
(RNS) — In recent weeks, nearly half of the few hundred remaining Baha’is in Qatar have been threatened with detentions, non-renewal of work permits and forcef…
SAN ANTONIO (RNS) — Thousands gathered for the Texas event as young women increasingly abandon religion.
As Spanish society still reels from a wave of clerical abuse scandals, Pope Leo on his third day in Madrid met with a small group of victims who shared their s…
Pope Leo XIV also defended religious liberty in his remarks to the Congress of Deputies, renewing calls for robust protection of the seal of Confession.
A British bishop says the demographic crisis in Europe has a spiritual dimension, as many people have lost hope in the future.
MADRID (RNS) – In a historic address to Spain’s Parliament, Pope Leo XIV offered one of the clearest expressions yet of his effort to frame abortion, migration…
Catholic bishops in Africa say they are shocked at the news of the violent killing of Bishop Osório Afonso, the bishop of Mozambique’s Diocese of of Quelimane …
The diocese allowed a priest they should have known was a dangerous sexual predator to remain in ministry for years, endangering the faithful and the broad pub…
Archbishop Emeritus Cornelius Fontem Esua of Cameroon is a living witness to the Church’s evolution in Africa.
