Swedish church arrives at new home after 2-day journey
A landmark Swedish church in the Arctic arrived Wednesday at its new home after a two-day move across the town of Kiruna to allow Europe鈥檚 biggest underground mine to expand...
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US envoy urges accountability in West Bank church attack
The US ambassador to Israel on Saturday visited a Christian village in the occupied West Bank and urged accountability for an attack on an ancient church, which residents have blamed on Israeli settlers...
Israeli strike on Gaza鈥檚 only Catholic church kills two
An Israeli strike on Gaza鈥檚 only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it 鈥榥ever targets鈥� religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians.
Sex-abuse priest鈥檚 promotion draws attacks on Catholic Church
A French archbishop鈥檚 decision to promote a priest who was sentenced to jail for raping a teenaged boy has drawn new condemnation of the Roman Catholic Church for its record on sex abuse...
Leo XIV calls for peace at St Peter鈥檚 prayer
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter鈥檚 Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church.
Second black smoke, cardinals to vote again for new pope
Thick black smoke billowed on Thursday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals again failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church...
Catholic Church鈥檚 direction in balance as conclave looms
Catholic cardinals will enter a sealed conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church鈥檚 1.4 billion members holding their breath over an uncertain outcome.
Catholic Church in Bangladesh to hold dialogue in Sep
Catholic Church in Bangladesh will host an interfaith dialogue in September this year...
Taking snapshots, nurturing relationship
DIPLOMACY also crosses the conventional boundary of words and official discourse far too often, normally existing in the form of gestures, which, symbolic though, pack colossal importance. This is the domain of the art of 鈥榩hoto diplomacy,鈥� a delicate line where the exchange of photography is not only taking a vessel of collective memory but even a propelling...
Pope Francis marks week in hospital amid questions over future
Pope Francis marked a week in hospital with pneumonia Friday, as speculation grew over the 88-year-old鈥檚 ability to continue leading the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis names first woman to head a major Vatican office
Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church鈥檚 religious orders.
Canada church to pay $104m for sexual abuse
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a...
19 killed in deadly attacks on churches, synagogues in Russia
Attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia's Dagestan region killed 15 police officers and four civilians, officials said on Monday, stoking fears over Islamist violence in the historically restive North Caucasus.
Five churches, many homes ransacked in Pakistan
A violent mob of hundreds ransacked and torched five churches, attacked the residences of members of the Christian community and the office of the local assistant commissioner, following an alleged incident of blasphemy in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad district in Pakistan, on Wednesday....