Religion
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Christianity Today Appoints Timothy Dalrymple as New President and CEO
He succeeds Harold Smith, who retires May 1. Christianity Today is announcing the election of Timothy Dalrymple as its president and chief...
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Christianity Today Appoints Timothy Dalrymple as New President and CEO
He succeeds Harold Smith, who retires May 1. Christianity Today is announcing the election of Timothy Dalrymple as its president and chief...
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The deeper malice of sexual misconduct by clergy and religious
Recent remarks by Pope Francis regarding the ‘lightness’ of “sins below the belt” are receiving various responses, but his comments, not wrong as...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal to make Texas bishops release abortion communications
Washington D.C., Feb 20, 2019 / 06:30 am ( CNA ).- The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in the case Whole Woman’s Health v. Texas...
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How Bible Genealogies Preach the Good News
Jesus’ family tree offers more than a history lesson. We joke that most people fear public speaking more than death, but this has not been the...
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Southern Baptists Want to Expel Churches Over Abuse
President J. D. Greear announces a batch of new proposals, reiterating that congregations that cover up incidents have “no place” in the SBC....
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UK revokes citizenship of 'no regrets' ISIS jihadi bride Shamima Begum
A UK girl of Bangladeshi descent, who fled to join Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria in 2015 and married an Islamist extremist, has been stripped of...
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South African Parliament unanimously passes motion condemning Pulwama Attack
In a rare move, South African lawmakers have unanimously passed a motion in Parliament condemning the Pulwama attack and called on Pakistan to find...
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Jallianwala Bagh: UK to 'reflect' on apology for massacre
During a debate titled 'Amritsar Massacre: Centenary' in the Lower House on Tuesday evening, Baroness Annabel Goldie also confirmed plans to mark...
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How Bible Genealogies Preach the Good News
Jesus’ family tree offers more than a history lesson. We joke that most people fear public speaking more than death, but this has not been the...
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Southern Baptists Want to Expel Churches Over Abuse
President J. D. Greear announces a batch of new proposals, reiterating that congregations that cover up incidents have “no place” in the SBC....
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There are alternatives to abortion, says Archdiocese of New York
New York City, N.Y., Feb 20, 2019 / 04:21 am (CNA).- After a January law expanded abortion protections in New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New...
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Only God loves perfectly, Pope Francis says
Vatican City, Feb 20, 2019 / 04:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite the best efforts of human beings, it is only God the Father who will never fall...
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After Iran & India, Afghanistan summons Pak envoy
Afghanistan on Wednesday summoned Pakistan's ambassador to the country over a statement that Afghan peace process will be impacted if India...
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New Zealand Parliament passes motion condemning Pulwama Attack
The New Zealand Parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion condemning the terror attack on India's Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)...
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Colorado’s Catholic bishops will open abuse records for review
Denver, Colo., Feb 19, 2019 / 08:51 pm (CNA).- An agreement between Colorado’s attorney general and the state’s Catholic bishops aims...
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Chilean whistleblower to meet with bishops, victims ahead of abuse summit
Vatican City, Feb 19, 2019 / 07:01 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Juan Carlos Cruz, a clerical sex abuse whistleblower and a victim of Fr. Fernando...
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Notre Dame rescinds McCarrick’s honorary degree
South Bend, Ind., Feb 19, 2019 / 05:52 pm (CNA).- The University of Notre Dame has rescinded the honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree it...
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Why the USCCB is speaking out against payday loan rule rollbacks
Washington D.C., Feb 19, 2019 / 04:43 pm ( CNA ).- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Feb. 14 o fficially proposed to rescind a rule to...
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Philadelphia archdiocese has authorized $8.4 million to abuse victims
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb 19, 2019 / 04:40 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has so far authorized more than $8.4 million in compensation to...
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Cologne’s cardinal warns against inventing ‘a new Church’
Cologne, Germany, Feb 19, 2019 / 04:38 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Noting the challenges facing the Church in Germany, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of...
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Supreme Court overturns death penalty for man with intellectual disability
Washington D.C., Feb 19, 2019 / 03:29 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- In a ruling released Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the death penalty...
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Quo Vadis: Where are the bishops and laity of old?
Reading the signs of the times, one cannot help but see that our current history is not only syncretic and lost, but totally upside down. One also...
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Assisted suicide threatens the entire medical profession, Maryland doctor warns
Baltimore, Md., Feb 19, 2019 / 01:14 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Assisted suicide contradicts the foundations of medical ethics, violates the basic...
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Why don’t Millennials want to evangelize?
When I read the recent results from a Barna Group report suggesting that just under half (47%) of Christian Millennials think it’s wrong to...
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Religious superiors voice shame over child abuse failings
Rome, Italy, Feb 19, 2019 / 11:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Superiors general of men’s and women’s religious communities expressed sorrow...
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Back by Popular Demand—Church Signs!
It's been far too long, back their back! It’s been way too long since we ran some good church signs. They never cease to end, though, and...
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'Don't mess with my country', says Pak PM Imran Khan on Facebook page
Soon after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's address to the nation on the Pulwama terror attack in India's Jammu and Kashmir, an image...
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Back by Popular Demand—Church Signs!
It's been far too long, back their back! It’s been way too long since we ran some good church signs. They never cease to end, though, and...
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Pressure builds on Islamabad as France to propose listing of Masood Azhar as international terrorist
France will put a new proposal to list Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Azhar is the chief of Jaish-e-Muhammad, the Pakistan based...