Pope Francis deplores firebomb attack on Catholic cathedral in Nicaragua
Pope Francis deplored a firebomb attack on a cathedral in Nicaragua Sunday.
Speaking after his Angelus address Aug. 2,...
Catholic schools weigh in-person learning as fall semester approaches
As school districts around the country are considering in-person or virtual education in the fall, Catholic dioceses are weighing tough decisions about...
Global developments hold attention of WCC’s executive committee
In a meeting whose format and focus were dictated by the global pandemic, the executive committee of the World Council of Churches...
Religious leaders are developing a joint strategy to counter domestic violence
Experts in the field of social work and media, who represent different faiths, have developed a vision of joint activities in the...
Hagia Sophia Reopens as Grand Mosque
07/25/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – On Friday, the Hagia Sophia cathedral reopened for Islamic worship for the first time after 86 years. Prior to...
CSW joins over 50 organisations calling for US State Department action on Rohingya crisis
CSW has joined over 50 organisations in signing a petition urging United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to formally and publicly declare...
Does the pandemic challenge your faith?
The global coronavirus pandemic, which has brought death to hundreds of thousands, serious illness to millions more, and financial hardship to the...
WCC executive committee to convene online, focus on the 11th WCC Assembly 2022 and...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will meet 20-24 July by videoconference to address the ongoing impact of the COVID-19...
WCC calls for urgent de-escalation of confrontation on Azerbaijan-Armenia border
World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca called for urgent de-escalation of the confrontation on the...
‘You are not forgotten,’ Vatican cardinal tells seafarers on Sea Sunday
A Vatican cardinal urged Catholics Sunday to exercise a “preferential option for the poor” for seafarers serving on the front line of...