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Catholics in Spain forced international fast-food giant Burger King to withdraw an advertisement using the words of Jesus at the Last Supper.

At the UN climate conference in November 2022, River Above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN), and Ecojesuit will organize a two-day virtual event on “Culture-based solutions: indigenous responses to biodiversity challenges.”

Jerusalem's Old City is split into historic Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Armenian quarters.

Pope Francis appointed an Indian origin Father Earl K Fernandes as the new bishop of the diocese of Columbus.

A humanitarian trust has announced to honour an Indian nun working in war-torn Ukraine with the “Woman of Courage Award.”

A diocese in Kenya, East Africa, has decided to name a Catholic hospital after an Indian-born nun who died in a road accident.

On March 8, 2022, the Indonesian Women's Islamic Student Movement Corps (KOPRI) held a dialogue titled "Women and the Challenge of Civilization" to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD) in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia.

A young Muslim schoolboy’s video has gone viral, and even the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu tweeted about the "hate none and love all" speech on February 25.

On February 24, President Vladimir Putin of Russia ordered a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Ukraine said it faced a “full-scale attack from multiple directions.”
Hours after the Russian offensive began, the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops’ Conference sent a message to the faithful, inviting them to pray for “the leaders of our state, for our army” and also “for those who started the war and were blinded by aggression.”
The bishops urged the faithful not to give in to “hatred and rage.”

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Haiti has appealed to politicians, state actors, and armed gangs to prevent the country from stopping Haiti's 'descent into hell.’

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has sworn in the first-ever Coptic Christian to head the country’s highest court. The swearing-in took place on February 9.

The Catholic Church celebrates the 26th World Day for Consecrated Life on February 2. For the 26th edition of the celebration this year, the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has addressed a letter to the consecrated men and women inviting them to walk together as a community in the synodal spirit of participation, where members exercise responsibility for one another through mutual listening, excluding no one.

The city of Louisville, Ky., is paying a local police officer a $75,000 settlement after he was suspended for praying outside an abortion clinic, according to the firm representing him.

The 2022 World Watch List (WWL) released on Wednesday by Open Doors International shows that persecution against Christians continues to rise especially in Asian and African countries and that the COVID 19 pandemic has further exacerbated discrimination.

The World Health Organization chief says the combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of Covid-19 cases that could put immense pressure on healthcare systems. The warning comes as global Covid infections hit a record high over the past seven-day period with many nations posting all-time highs.

Should you make a New Year’s resolution? If so, how can you involve your faith in the process? What can you do to set yourself up to be one of the 8 percent that follows through on the goal you set for yourself? CNA has some ideas to kickstart your 2022 on a positive note.

The Dicastery for Communication releases a free App entitled “Vatican for All” to provide information on the activities of the Pope and the Church in the world for people with sensory disabilities, as part of the “No One Left Out” project.

Yes. Catholics have an obligation to attend Mass on both Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, and on the following day, Sunday, December 26.

Christian leaders in Jerusalem join forces to warn against the growing threat posed to the Christian presence in the Holy Land, and call for local civil authorities to confront the problem through dialogue.

Sacramental confession has healing abilities that priests should especially emphasize to help bring God’s love and consolation to a world damaged by two years of the coronavirus pandemic.