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‘Is The Pope A Catholic?’ The Rhetorical Question That’s Losing Axiomatic Power

Global UpfrontSep 21, 2024September 21, 20240

“Is the Pope a Catholic?” is old and well-used rhetorical repartee. It doesn’t require and answer. Or it didn’t until recently. After Pope’s Francis recent

War Has Become ‘A Way Of Life’ in Holy Land

Global UpfrontApr 18, 2024April 18, 20240

By The Catholic Herald War in Gaza has become a “way of life,” says a Franciscan priest in the Holy Land. “The Holy Land has

Vatican Condemns Sex-change Surgeries, Surrogacy In New Human Dignity Declaration

Global UpfrontApr 10, 2024April 10, 20240

The Vatican has released a new document confirming the Catholic Church’s opposition to gender transition surgeries and surrogacy as it seeks to draw attention to

Vatican Politics: Pope Francis Reveals He Was Used In ‘Manoeuvre’ During 2005 Conclave To Prevent Pope Benedict’s Election

Global UpfrontApr 4, 2024April 4, 20240

Pope Francis has said that he was used in an “manoeuvre” to block the election of the future Benedict XVI during the 2005 conclave, but

Pope Francis Issues Lengthy Marching Orders To Catholic Priests During Holy Thursday Mass

Global UpfrontMar 29, 2024March 29, 20240

Pope Francis urged his priests Thursday to avoid “clerical hypocrisy” and treat their flocks with mercy as he delivered a lengthy set of marching orders

Hardship: Palliatives Not Reaching Nigerians, Subsidize Food Items Catholic Church Tells FG

Global UpfrontMar 21, 2024March 21, 20240

The Catholic Church in Nigeria on Wednesday tasked the Federal Government to subsidize food items and stop giving palliatives to a few individuals for selfish

Controversial U.S. Conservative Catholic Website – Church Militant – To Close Following Defamation Settlement Of $.5million

Global UpfrontMar 6, 2024March 6, 20240

The controversial and lately increasingly embattled Catholic media outlet Church Militant is shutting down in April after settling its latest defamation lawsuit with a $500,000 payment. It follows another defamation lawsuit that

Catholic Priest Sent To Jail For Raping, Impregnating 17-year-old Girl in Anambra State

Global UpfrontNov 26, 2023November 26, 20230

An Awka Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State, has remanded a Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Nwaigwe Stephen to the Nigerian Correctional Centre,

In Support For LGBTQ+, Vatican Says Its Permissible For Transgender People To Be Baptized Catholic, Serve As Godparents

Global UpfrontNov 9, 2023November 9, 20230

In a veiled support for LGBTQ+, transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican’s

‘Okunerere’: Catholic Church Must Tread Softly

Global UpfrontOct 13, 2023October 13, 20230

By Ike Abonyi As a Catholic Christian, I am always uneasy when matters of the church’s concern are thrown into the court of public opinion.