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Pope Francis says the Catholic Church is ‘more alive’ outside of Europe
In his first general audience since returning from the longest international trip of his pontificate, the pope expressed ...
Greek Reporter17h
From the Roman Empire to the Roman Catholic Church
When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.
Catholic News Agency3d
USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy
The commission also urged the DOS to ensure that religious freedom is a priority in diplomacy and other aspects of international relations. Tyler Arnold is a staff reporter for Catholic News ...
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders.
National Catholic Register3d
Pope Francis: Diverse Religious Identities Are ‘a Gift From God’
The young Albanian woman, a teacher in a Catholic elementary school who was also in formation to become a religious sister, was arrested and imprisoned by the anti-Catholic communist state in 1949.
Euronews6d
Study finds eastern-western Europe divide on how religion influences voting choices
In Turkey, for example, 69% of respondents believe it's important that their leader shares the same religious beliefs. In Israel, it's 55%. The highest rates in Europe are concentrated in the east ...
The Irish Times6d
How religious orders are sitting on assets worth hundreds of millions of euro
suffered egregious abuse in schools run by religious orders. [ Opinion: Churches are half-empty. So why does the Catholic Church still control so many of our primary schools?Opens in new window ...
CNN3d
Entire city evacuated after floods, 7 die in wildfires as extreme weather sweeps Europe
Swaths of Europe have been battered by deadly extreme weather, as rivers threaten to burst their banks in central Europe following torrential rainfall, and wildfires tear through Portugal.
The New York Times2d
Flooding in Europe Is a ‘Clear Reminder’ of the Threat of Extreme Weather
By Austyn Gaffney Floodwaters surged across Central Europe this week, inundating entire towns and transit systems with a rippling layer of murky brown water. More than 20 people have been killed ...
Boston College6d
What makes education Catholic?
In his new book What Makes Education Catholic: Spiritual Foundations (Orbis Books, 2021), internationally renowned religious education expert Thomas Groome explores the history of Catholic education ...
scmp.com6d
Pope makes new overture to China, calls Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for Catholic Church
Pope Francis declared on Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic Church, offering extensive praise for Beijing at the end of a four-nation tour through Asia and again ...
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At least 17 killed in floods as a month’s worth of rain pounds central Europe
At least 17 people have been killed in some of the worst floods to hit central Europe in decades as Storm Boris sweeps through the region, dumping well over a month’s worth of rain. Austria ...