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Survey: Dramatic drop in volunteers in Dutch parishes after COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic may be over, but its impact has had lasting effects on parish life in the Netherlands, according...
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Church in Spain has fewer than 1,000 diocesan seminarians for first time in 21 years
Already in the 2016-2017 academic year, the number of aspirants to the priesthood fell for the first time below 1,300,...
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Austrian police: Possible threat to Vienna places of worship
VIENNA — Austrian police warned Wednesday of a possible “Islamist-motivated attack” in Vienna against churches and other houses of worship,...
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Polish Church defends John Paul sainthood after abuse claims
WARSAW, Poland — The leaders of Poland’s Catholic Church on Tuesday defended the late John Paul II’s sainthood and fast-track...
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UK bishops say law criminalizing prayer outside of abortion clinics is discriminatory
Writing in a March 10 Newsweek essay, he said the law is “about leveraging the full power of government censorship...
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Spain’s ombudsman registers 445 church sex abuse complaints
MADRID — Spain’s ombudsman said Monday that an independent commission set up a year ago to investigate historic sex abuse...
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On pope’s tenth anniversary, Italian PM offers challenges, praise
ROME – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke at a book presentation on the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’s election...
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Thousands turn out for pro-life march in Spain to oppose laws that threaten human life
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 13, 2023 / 16:00 pm Thousands turned out for the Yes to...
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German church reform assembly calls for same-sex blessings
BERLIN — A meeting between Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives agreed Friday to call for the church to approve...
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French church abuse victims get reparations, and recognition
PARIS — “I came back to life.” Like other victims of child abuse by priests, 52-year-old Stéphane said getting an...
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