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Nicaraguan dictatorship eliminates tax exemptions for Catholic and Evangelical churches

One day after canceling the legal status of 1,500 NGOs in Nicaragua, the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, eliminated the income tax exemption for churches.

Sainthood cause advances for Eileen O’Connor, lay woman and mystic 

By Kate Quiñones An Australian archbishop sent Servant of God Eileen O’Connor’s cause for sainthood to Rome on

Synod organizer Cardinal Hollerich: Catholic Church in Africa ‘not afraid to speak’

By Tyler Arnold Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich praised the boldness and the faithfulness of the Catholic Church in Africa

UK police pay 13,000 pounds to Christian woman arrested for silent prayer

By AC Wimmer West Midlands Police have paid 13,000 pounds (about $16,800) in compensation to Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the Christian

Catholic bishops in Nigeria condemn liturgical abuses, call for immediate reforms

By Jude Atemanke Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have strongly condemned abuses during liturgical celebrations in

Scottish bishops: Assisted suicide leads to culture of ‘death on demand’ 

By Peter Pinedo Scotland’s Catholic bishops have issued a strong condemnation of the country’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill

French government warns of ‘very high’ terrorist threat on Catholic solemnity

By Peter Pinedo The French government is urging “extreme vigilance” in the face of a “very high” terrorist threat

Lourdes baths have fully reopened as 30,000 expected for Assumption pilgrimage

By Courtney Mares The baths at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France have fully

Catholic women discuss the challenges of modern dating culture 

By Kate Quiñones As the marriage rate continues to decline in 2024 in the U.S., Catholic women discussed