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Ecumenical institute releases report highlighting harassment of Christians in Holy Land

A reporter from an Israeli news outlet at a press conference hosted by the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue. The Center presented its report called "Attacks on Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem" on June 4, 2024, at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem. / Credit: Marinella BandiniJerusalem, Jun 11, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).On June 4, the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem hosted a press conference to present a report analyzing the disturbing rise in hostilities toward Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem in 2023. The data was collected as part of an initiative launched by the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue to document harassment suffered by Christians.The Rossing Center is an interreligious and peace-building organization based in Jerusalem.The monitoring and tracking of attacks against Christians (data collection, evidence gathering, etc.) was made possible through collaboration with Christian churches and other civil society partners or ...

Workers discover human skeleton during Jubilee construction dig in Rome

Workers in Rome discovered a centuries-old skeleton during a June 2024 construction dig near the Vatican for one of the building projects for the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNARome Newsroom, Jun 11, 2024 / 10:15 am (CNA).Workers in Rome have discovered a centuries-old skeleton during a construction dig near the Vatican for one of the building projects for the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee.The skeleton was unearthed during excavations to create an underground motorway near Castel Sant'Angelo, which will create a pedestrian-only road leading up to St. Peter's Basilica.An initial investigation found that the bones likely date back to sometime between 1600-1800, according to Italian media reports. Additional analyses are planned by Italy's archaeological authority.Construction on the site has continued as planned after the skeleton was removed, according to Rome's public works department. Workers face a tight deadline on one of the most ambitious ...

Amid abortion debate, Polish bishops urge protection of the unborn

Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda was named president of the Polish bishops' conference on March 14, 2024. / Credit: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCNA Newsroom, Jun 11, 2024 / 09:30 am (CNA).The Polish Bishops' Conference has issued a letter opposing a political push to legalize abortion, stressing that "no one, in the name of personal freedom, has the right to decide on the life of another human being."The letter on the protection of life, approved during the 398th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference in Warsaw, comes amid growing pressure from lawmakers to dismantle Poland's strong pro-life protections.On April 12, Polish lawmakers voted to move forward with proposals to lift the near-total ban on abortion in the traditionally Catholic country, AP reported.Among the proposed changes, two bills aim to legalize abortion through the 12th week of pregnancy. Another proposal seeks to decriminalize assisting women who procure abortions, which is currently a punisha...

Bishops urge EU leaders to tackle voter disillusionment following elections

A man receives his ballot for the European elections in a polling station in The Hague on June 6, 2024, on the first day of the European Parliament election. / Credit: Nick Gammon/AFP via Getty ImagesCNA Newsroom, Jun 11, 2024 / 14:45 pm (CNA).Amid political tensions across the continent following the weekend European Parliament elections, the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has issued a statement commenting on the preliminary results of the 2024 elections.While acknowledging the democratic exercise involving over 370 million voters across 27 countries, COMECE underscored the pressing issue of persistent voter disengagement and the alarming rise of nationalist, Euroskeptic parties.The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe on June 5 issued a toolkit in light of concerning developments, including pro-family policies.The provisional election results show that the European People's Party maintains its position as the largest bloc...

Vatican to publish new document on papal primacy

Pope Francis waves to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square to hear his Angelus address on Sunday, June 9, 2024. / Credit: Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Jun 11, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA).The Vatican will publish a study document on papal primacy and ecumenism on Thursday that will contain proposals "for a renewed exercise of the bishop of Rome's ministry of unity" recognized by all Christians.The document, titled "The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogue and Responses to the Encyclical Ut Unum Sint," will be released on June 13 with the approval of Pope Francis. The Vatican's Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity put together the study document to summarize the ecumenical dialogue that has occurred on the question of papal primacy and synodality in the past 30 years.In particular, the document includes responses by different Christian communities to Pope John Paul II's 1995 encyclical on Christian unity, Ut Unum Sint ("That They All May ...

Archbishop warns of religious freedom erosion in Australia, calls for 'saints for our time'

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia. / Credit: EWTN NewsCNA Newsroom, Jun 10, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has raised the alarm over Australia's incremental erosion of religious freedom in health care, education, and broader society.In a written interview with CNA, the Dominican friar described the situation as a "house of human rights built on sand," calling on Catholics "to be serious about being saints for our time."Fisher, a member of several Vatican bodies, pointed to "lawfare" and "many more examples of legislative or policy moves in our federal and state governments that are hostile to religion."He warned of the consequences of legislative and bureaucratic actions, which, he argued, can shred the very fabric of religious liberty.Bans on silent prayer and requirement of 'kill teams'Fisher told CNA that the pace has notably quickened in recent years, pointing to authorities targeting silent prayer in public."If we consider life issue...

Pew study shows Biden and Trump supporters deeply divided on life and family issues

null / Credit: ShutterstockCNA Staff, Jun 10, 2024 / 18:15 pm (CNA).A new study examining some of the most contentious issues being considered by the electorate ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump has found that voters remain highly divided on hot-button issues such as abortion, gender, the role of the family in society, and immigration. Here are the topics covered in the June 6 Pew study, which polled some 8,000 registered voters, including top lines of what the researchers found as well as Catholic angles as they relate to several of the applicable topics.FamilyA relatively large minority of voters overall, 39%, think society is better off if people make marriage and having children a priority, while 59% say society is just as well off if people have other priorities.Trump supporters were roughly three times as likely as Biden supporters to say society is better if people prioritize marriage and family. Nearly half of Trump sup...

Excommunication looms for renegade group of Poor Clares in Spain 

The Archbishop of Burgos, Mario Iceta, was appointed Pontifical Commissioner in the case. / Credit: Archdiocese of Burgos, SpainACI Prensa Staff, Jun 10, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).The Ecclesiastical Court of the Archbishopric of Burgos in Spain has formally accused the Poor Clare nuns of the Monastery of Belorado with schism, launching proceedings that could soon result in the excommunication of the renegade nuns. The accused nuns themselves posted on social media the letter received from the court to this effect. The letter, addressed to Sister María Sión de la Trinidad, cites the referenced mother superior to appear before the court to testify about the schismatic positions the nuns made public last month. The letter warns the Catholic religious that, if they maintain these positions, they are subject to being convicted of the crime of schism, punishable by excommunication in accordance with the Code of Canon Law.The court's letter specifies that both the nuns' so-called Cat...

Nigeria archdiocese appeals for prayers for priest abducted from parish rectory

Father Gabriel Ukeh was kidnapped from Nigeria's Archdiocese of Kaduna on June 9, 2024. / Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of KadunaACI Africa, Jun 10, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).The Archdiocese of Kaduna is appealing for prayers for the "urgent and safe release" of Father Gabriel Ukeh, who was abducted from a parish rectory on June 9.On Monday, June 10, the chancellor of the archdiocese, Father Emmanuel Faweh Kazakh, shared with ACI Africa, CNA's news partner in Africa, information that indicates Ukeh was taken from the rectory of St. Thomas Zaman Dabo Parish in the Kaduna Archdiocese in the early hours of Sunday.Kazakh appealed to the Nigerian government to act on the rampant abductions of priests in the country."While we solicit for fervent prayers for his urgent and safe release, we equally condemn this act of incessant kidnappings for ransom of innocent and defenseless citizens of our communities, and we call upon the government to horn its security intelligence as we approach...

Italian pro-life association suffers spate of attacks against its headquarters

Three attacks against the Rome headquarters of the Italian pro-life center Pro Vita & Famiglia have taken place in the last month alone. / Credit: Pro Vita & FamigliaACI Prensa Staff, Jun 10, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA).The pro-life Italian association Pro Vita & Famiglia has denounced another attack against its headquarters in Rome.A spokesman for the organization reported that on June 6 a female protester, accompanied by a cameraman from the Italian news agency ANSA and a leftist candidate for the European Parliament, attempted to plaster the organization's headquarters building with a pro-abortion poster."We immediately went out to the street, removed the poster, and warned the woman and the others present not to continue painting the premises, urging them to keep their distance while the police were called," said Jacopo Coghe, spokesman for the organization.The protester responded with ideological slogans in favor of abortion and claimed her "freedom of expression" wa...

Thought of the Day

Matthew 5: 14,16

You are the light of the world. Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.

 

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