Catholic church
Suspect charged for stealing Egyptian artifacts from Australia museum, citing church ties - report
The stolen artifacts included a 26th Dynasty rare painted wooden Egyptian cat figure, a 3,300-year-old necklace, a collar, and a mummy mask.
Zionism, Catholicism, and the revival of an old hostility - opinion
Time for a Muslim Nostra Aetate: Reflections on 60 years of Catholic rapprochement toward Jews
Pope Leo asks God for 'a world with no more antisemitism' on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Vatican dismisses Trump-supporting, anti-abortion leader from priesthood
The Vatican defrocked Father Frank Pavone in November, according to a letter sent to US bishops from its ambassador to Washington.
Churches urged to act against antisemitism
Published during Advent, the season of preparation ahead of Christmas, the statement opens by declaring that “the United States is facing the greatest crisis of public antisemitism in a century.”
Pope compares Ukrainian suffering to WWII Nazi death operation
Since the invasion began in February, Francis has been increasingly forceful in his condemnation of Russia's actions.
Catholic Church can curb carbon emissions by returning to meat-free Fridays, study suggests
The practice dates back to the first century CE, when Pope Nicholas I declared that Catholics were required to abstain from eating meat on Fridays in memory of the death and crucifixion of Christ.
Reform rabbi to be knighted by Pope Francis for his work on Jewish-Catholic relations
A. James Rudin will become the ninth Jewish person to receive the honor in the Order’s nearly 200-year history.
Church of England, British Catholic Church oppose moving UK embassy to Jerusalem
Archbishop of Westminster Cardent Vincent Nichols (Roman Catholic) and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Wellby (Church of England) have come out against relocating the British Embassy to Jerusalem.
Going to religious services will make you live longer - study
Whether it be church, synagogue, mosque or a different house of worship, scientists agree that going to services is good for your health.
Pope says supplying weapons to Ukraine is morally acceptable for self defense
The war in Ukraine provided the backdrop to the pope's visit to Kazakhstan, where he attended a congress of religious leaders from around the world.
Pope meets Russian Orthodox number two ahead of meeting with Patriarch
The pope and the Patriarch have met once, in Cuba in 2016 - the first meeting between a pope and a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church since the Great Schism of 1054.
Portugal launches inquiries into alleged Catholic Church sexual abuse
A commission investigating child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in the Iberian nation has collected around 350 testimonies since it started its work in January.
