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Old documents released: Catholic Church hid thousands of Jews in Rome
Old documents published Catholic Church hid thousands of Jews in Rome September 7, 2023, 6:32 p.m listen to the article This audio version was artificially generated. More Info | Send…
Pope Francis tries to reconcile China with the Church
Sébastien Le Belzic / Photo credits: ANDREW MEDICHINI / POOL / AFP 09:10, September 04, 2023 Pope Francis leaves Mongolia on Monday after a three-day visit to this small landlocked…
Autumn reading adventure – between kitchen and church: thrillers that inspire
crime pays. Apparently, at least for crime writers who constantly put their investigators on new cases. Mira Valensky is active again, as is Markus Cheng. The duo Edgar Brehm and…
Separation of church and state – are church taxes still relevant? – News
Contents Freethinkers disturb the flat-rate millions in state churches. Young liberals are putting pressure on them and there are more and more of those without a religion. In the cantons…
Roman Catholic leader – Pope in Portugal: 200,000 pray for peace and open church – News
During a visit to the pilgrimage site of Fatima, Pope Francis prayed for peace in the world and a more open Church for all. According to the local authorities, around…
New idea in Zurich – The Reformed Church is examining an interreligious center – News
Contents Different religious communities could one day share rooms in Zurich. The declining membership of the Reformed Church also gives impetus to this idea. The conversion of churches is not…
Great atmosphere in Villach – church day attendees didn’t let the rain spoil their mood
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“That’s the church”: before the opening of WYD, a priest from Rennes wants young people to benefit
Sandrine Prioul // Photo credit: Nuno Cruz / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP 11:20 a.m., July 31, 2023 It is the festive meeting place for young Catholics. The High Mass…
Christians in China – Beijing demonstrates its power over the church – News
Contents The communist government does not tolerate independent religions. Everyone must submit – including the Pope. It’s all about this: The Chinese government has appointed Guiseppe Shen Bin, who is…
Storm in Carinthia – marquee flooded and church tower destroyed
Heavy storms passed over Carinthia again on Monday evening. This time it hit the Völkermarkt district – the fire brigade received more than 200 calls. The clean-up work is in…
Largest collection of berries – “These berries can be seen on old church paintings” – News
Contents Biologist Martin Frei from Basel owns over 600 different berries. He cultivates old and rare varieties. Martin Frei has not gone on vacation for many years. Biology can hardly…
A priest sentenced in 2020 by the Church for sexual assault is chaplain at Cochin Hospital in Paris
His anger remains strong. How could it be otherwise? More than twenty years have passed but Loïc, let’s call him Loïc because he wishes to remain anonymous, still cannot forget…