The subtle yet significant space between fidelity to local culture and adherence to universal values for Catholicism in Asia. The case of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is primarily Buddhist, with over 70% of the population identifying as such. The remaining 30% belongs to religious minorities, three of which are legally recognized by the State: Christianity, […]
The Russian Orthodox Church gains a larger political role, supporting Putin’s war in Ukraine. It pushes forth new laws that should prepare to project power abroad. The total and uncritical justification of the war allows the Patriarch of Moscow to present his requests for legislative changes to the Russian political world. A situation that, on […]
From the other side of the US border, crime and immigration. The Mexican Church denounces the difficulty in fighting rising organized crime, whose root may be found in the vast persecution of Christians a century ago. The bishops call for a change in the social and cultural environment. In 2026, important events are scheduled to […]
They will meet in St. Pölten (Austria, February 16–19) — the 56 bishops of the Armenian Church and their Catholicos, Karekin II — for a council that could prove decisive for that Church’s future. In a country precariously clinging to survival, the Armenian Apostolic Church must regain its unity to secure the nation’s future. The […]
It’s not just a war in the trenches of Ukraine, it’s a battle for the hearts and minds of people of the post Soviet world. Moscow made it ideological, and it is determined to win it against the Rome-supported Greek Orthodox Patriarch. It usually happens in post-Soviet Russia. One runs into the sanctification of a […]
Are law and prophecy, as well as social order and social transformation, necessarily antagonistic forces? What kind of legal system does a democratic society need to establish new and more relevant conditions for its operation? A dialogue between theology, law, and politics could offer new perspectives for both the Catholic Church and our contemporary societies […]
Rome, December 4, 2025, Presentation of the Document Denouncing Persecutions by Sergei Chapnin Four Premises: · The limited competence of a religious writer (not an academic, not a geopolitical expert). · Never confuse the glorious, millennia-long history of the peoples of ‘Rus’ with the current historical segment of the war; never confuse the theological-spiritual heritage […]
