Haiti’s Presidential Transition Council takes halting first steps
Amid ongoing uncertainty, the Council’s initial task is to appoint a new prime minister for Haiti, which has been without a president since Jovenel Moïse’s 2021 assassination and is without a parliament due to a lack of elections for eight years.
Synod office holds international meeting at the Vatican for parish priests
Interview with one of the 300 men who has been invited to attend a gathering aimed at getting parish priests more actively involved in implementing synodality at all levels of the Church.
A prophet or a controversial figure in the Church of Africa?
Cardinal Robert Sarah has lived nearly the past quarter-century at the Vatican, but the Guinean-born prelate has still been able to exert “incredible” influence on the Church in Africa.
UK Court upholds school’s ban on prayer, Muslim student’s lawsuit rejected
The judgment states that schools across England are not legally obligated to provide specific times or places for prayer, following a lawsuit by a Muslim student challenging the school’s ban on prayer rituals.
Crafting new liturgical furniture for Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral
Guillaume Bardet, overseeing the creation of Notre-Dame’s new baptistery at Barthélémy Art foundry in Drôme, unveils a unique collection of liturgical vessels commissioned by the Archdiocese of Paris
When nationalism exploits religion
Narendra Modi, a symbol of nationalist leaders around the world who exploit religion to consolidate power, is expected to be re-elected prime minister of India.
Marriage, youth, prayer… Imams confront “Sheikh Google”
As young Muslims increasingly turn to social media preachers for answers to their daily life questions, imams must reaffirm their authority and distinguish themselves from their online competitors.
Indian Christians in a delicate position as national elections approach
Leaders of the Catholic Church in India are concerned by the democratic backsliding associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling Hindu nationalist party.
Majority of US Catholics favor legalized abortion
Latest study shows that contrary to their bishops, most Catholics in the United States would like to see a legal framework for abortion.
Terrorist attack in Sydney: who are the Assyrians?
Australian police labeled the April 15 Sydney church attack a “terrorist act” against the Assyrian community, descendants of an ancient Eastern Christian church that prospered in medieval Asia before enduring early 20th-century persecution.