VATICAN CITY—The Vatican said Saturday it had closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country’s government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the latest episode in a yearslong crackdown on the Catholic Church by the administration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The Vatican’s representative to Managua, Monsignor Marcel Diouf, also left the
Church teaching on issues once considered settled, such as homosexuality
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The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative leadership. Opposition within the Vatican is fierce.
Pope Francis, 86, said the church's 11th-century celibacy rule was only a 'temporary prescription' and that 'there's no contradiction for a priest to marry'.
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Christopher White, Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, about what Pope Francis has achieved in the 10 years he's led the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church is open to reviewing its thousand-year-old practice of celibacy, Pope Francis has suggested. He said the ban [READ MORE]
Pope Francis has now suggested that the practice is an individual “discipline” rather than a “contradiction” to the church.
Marie Simeone, the former director of operations at the Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic church in West River, has been accused of embezzling nearly $65,000 of funds and payroll from her tenure at the church.
Recently, Tucker Carlson focused the nation's attention upon the notable silence of American Christian leaders on the Biden administration's persecution of Christians by asking, Where are all the professional Ch
Community Link: Heartland Church found at WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic INDIANANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each week in Community Link, Carolene Mays takes a look at an organization or business that is making a positive impact on the community. This week, Mays was joined by Senior Pastor of Heartland Church, Darryn Scheske. He was recently honored by President Joe Biden for his efforts to bring people together. […]
Armen Arslanian, an Armenian from Los Angeles, had been traveling on business to Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, for many years. On his first visit in 2010, he discovered an Armenian church. This intrigued [] Author information Matthew Karanian Matthew Karanian practices law in Pasadena, Calif. He is the author of ‘The Armenian Highland: Western Armenia and the First Armenian Republic of 1918’ (Stone Garden Press, 2019). For more information, visit www.historicarmeniabook.com | ...