A survey conducted in Ireland establishes half the population believes one-in-five priests is guilty of child abuse, when in fact the figure is 4%, or one-in-twenty-five. The survey, commissioned by the pro-religion Iona Institute, showed only a third of those surveyed were closer to the 4% figure and shows a clear majority of the public overestimates the number Read more
Tens of millions of Church of England dollars invested in Internet Service Providers (ISP) is under threat unless the ISP’s take action to curb internet pornography. Senior Church of England officials are conducting a wide-ranging review of the church’s holdings, and its Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG) was considering new guidelines on porn, which addresses Read more
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said British overseas aid decisions should take into account persecution against Christians. Cameron told the BBC that: “British aid should have more strings attached in terms of do you persecute people for their faith or their Christianity or do you persecute people for their sexuality.” Cameron’s comments were welcomed Read more
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has launched a website for homebound and overseas Filipinos who cannot make it to cemeteries to visit their dead. Filipinos who are away from home and physically unable to go to church or visit their dead in cemeteries on All Saints and All Souls Day, can still visit Read more
The Assyrian International News agency is expressing concern about the future of the Iraqi Christian community in Baghdad. One year ago, in the worst violence against Assyrians since the liberation of Iraq, Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked Iraqui Christians at Our Lady of Deliverance Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad during a Sunday evening church service, killing 58 parishioners, Read more
When the Anglican Church moved to bar protesters from St Paul’s Cathedral in London the Wellington City Missioner, Susan Blaikie, was reported as saying says “Folk at the Newtown Drop In Centre say they are dismayed”. “Almost with one voice they expressed their dismay at St Paul’s closing their doors. But they, like a lot Read more
Christian groups in England have vowed to protect the Occupy London tent-city in front of St Paul’s Cathedral by surrounding it with a “circle of prayer”. The plan has been hatched in the event that the Cathedral attempts to evict the protesters. Christian activists say that in the absence of support from St Paul’s they Read more
Benedict XVI has shifted responsibilities in the Roman Curia to enable the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments to focus more on liturgy. With an apostolic letter promulgated “motu proprio” (on his own initiative), the Holy Father established a new office within the Tribunal of the Roman Rota. The document, “Quaerit Semper,” assigns to Read more
Catholic Church leaders in the UK and Scotland have welcomed today’s announcement on the Royal Succession by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Perth, Australia. The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales said: “I welcome the Read more
Leaders of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) have asked members to offer prayers of reparation for the “great scandal” of the peace pilgrimage to Assisi organized by Pope Benedict XVI. Father Arnaud Rostand, the American district superior of the SSPX, labelled the inter-religious event as “a direct attack against the first Commandment Read more