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The Catholic Church in China, AD 2024: A Tale of Two Sinicizations and Two Dragons
This year is full of symbolism, anniversaries, and deadlines. It can mark the beginning of the end of the Catholic Church in China—or the end of the beginning.
Why Pope Francis Confirmed the Ban on Catholics Becoming Freemasons – 2
It is not because Freemasonry is anti-Catholic (which, in many countries, it is not) that Catholics cannot join it, the Vatican says, but because it teaches a method where there is no place for unquestionable dogmas.
Sisters of Life Nuns Win Exemption from Disclosing Anti-Abortion Records
The State of New York had to agree to a federal court order stating that these are internal religious documents protected as such from disclosure to secular authorities.
China, Patriotic Catholic Church Supports the Repression of Falun Gong
A statement of 2001 applauding the bloody crackdown on practitioners has been republished this month.
Iraq: Beware of Rayan al-Kildani and his “Christian” Babylon Movement
The Vatican and the Chaldean Patriarch stated that the controversial politician, sanctioned by the U.S. for his human rights abuses, cannot speak for the Iraqi Catholic community.
All Roads Lead to Rome: Two “Official” Chinese Bishops Will Attend the Catholic Synod
It was a twisted path that led to the inclusion of Bishops Yang Yongqiang of Zhouchun and Yao Shun of Jining in the (second) list of Synod members.
Remembering Archbishop Giuseppe Casale (1923–2023), CESNUR’s First President
The Italian prelate died shortly before his 100th birthday. He was a larger-than-life figure, whose ideas on new religious movements still deserve to be studied.
The Vatican-CCP Compromise on the Bishop of Shanghai: Who Won and Who Lost
The Holy See has accepted an appointment illegally made by Beijing. But the incident led the Vatican to acknowledge that a “clandestine church” still exists.
Nicaragua, Covering Catholic Procession Enough for Journalist to Go to Jail
Victor Ticay is in jail since April 6. On June 22, the regime confirmed he was declared guilty on June 9, but to what penalty he was sentenced is a state secret.