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Jan 18, 2023 · Rome Newsroom, Jan 18, 2023 / 13:05 pm (CNA). The persecution of Christians is at its highest point in three decades, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors. The World Watch ...
May 14, 2024 · The Vatican’s Gamble With Beijing Is Costing China’s Catholics. In trying to hold the Church together, Pope Francis has compromised on religious freedom. By Francis X. Rocca. Illustration...
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Jan 30, 2018 · The issue of bishop nominations is the key stumbling block in Vatican-Chinese relations that were officially severed when Beijing ordered Chinese Catholics to cut ties with the Holy See soon after the foundation of the Communist state in 1949.
Mar 19, 2024 · VATICAN CITY (AP) — Several prominent lawyers have published stinging academic critiques and legal opinions about the Vatican’s recently concluded “trial of the century,” highlighting...
Jul 12, 2023 · VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When St. John Paul II initiated preparations for the Holy Year 2000, he believed "the church in every corner of the earth must remain anchored in the testimony of the martyrs and jealously guard their memory" in order to journey with faith, hope and confidence into the third millennium.
Apr 1, 2016 · Rome, the Eternal City, is home to Vatican City, the 109-acre city-state run by the Catholic Church and the seat of Roman Catholicism. At St. Peter’s Basilica—or St. Peter’s Square if the ...
Oct 26, 2022 · Vatican City, Oct 26, 2022 / 10:00 am (CNA). The renewal of the agreement between China and the Holy See for the appointment of bishops was expected. Between Aug. 28 and Sept. 2, a Vatican ...
