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March 19, 2024

Furious reaction to ‘blasphemous’ poster results in riot police guard for premiere of Greek film

March 19, 2024

Riot police were deployed in the Greek city of Thessaloniki as a city-wide ban on protests was implemented after two weeks of turmoil in response to a new documentary film and its accompanying “blasphemous” poster. Those incensed by the film and its poster had previously announced plans to disrupt the premiere of Greek filmmaker Elina

‘Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism’ highlights constant Catholic thread through historical upheavals

March 19, 2024

Despite the resulting popular legend, Protestant reform in Great Britain did not consign Catholicism to historical oblivion; for too long, by general consent, the study of Catholicism in Britain operated in a silo. The dominant version of history held that Catholics disappeared at the Reformation – apart from the odd execution for treason – before

Haiti being reduced to ‘rubble and ashes’ as UNICEF chief compares country to ‘Mad Max’

March 19, 2024

The Catholic bishops of Haiti are calling for an end to “all acts aimed at reducing Haiti to rubble and ashes”, and for renewed support from the international community to help find a solution to the ongoing crisis. An already tumultuous situation in the Caribbean nation has boiled over in recent weeks, with gangs taking

‘For Love of My People, I Will Not Stay Silent’: Italian priest whose ‘martyrdom’ inspired locals to speak out against organised crime

March 19, 2024

ROME – Thirty years ago today, a young Italian priest was gunned down by a mafia hitman as he was preparing to say Mass, thereby giving his life for his people. In itself, perhaps, there’s nothing especially unique about that, since scores of Christian martyrs of all eras, both clergy and lay, have done exactly