3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1258+ words) The Andorran Prime Minister has announced a plan to decriminalize abortion in the microstate by April next year “whether the Holy See likes it or not,” despite a Catholic bishop serving as co-head of state. Xavier Espot, the Andorran PM,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (909+ words) The Holy See’s chief diplomat has been in Moscow this week, meeting the Russian foreign minister. Both men offered sober but broadly positive sounding statements following the meeting, as the Vatican continues to push for peace in Eastern Europe. But…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (646+ words) Two civil rights advocates were convicted Friday of national security crimes by a special court in Hong Kong, and now face up to a decade in prison. The convictions come as local clergy warn of increased harassment of Church officials…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (774+ words) The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States is expected to embark next week on a highly sensitive foreign trip. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, often described as the Vatican’s “foreign minister,” is scheduled to travel to Russia Aug. 24-28, according to Russian…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1438+ words) August is normally a quiet month for Catholic news. But not in Nigeria, which has just witnessed a significant clash between Church and state. The dispute began, ironically, with a relatively cordial July 28 meeting between a delegation of bishops and…...