The escalating outbreak threatens to become the deadliest Ebola crisis on record if the international community does not quickly step up its humanitarian and medical response.
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Spanish bishops denounce emotional manipulation in evangelization
The bishops‘ note warns that an “emotional bombardment” employed as part of some methods of evangelization can become a form of spiritual abuse or promote an “emotional reductionist” form of Catholic spirituality.
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Trump’s ‘get tough’ on Cuba policy piles on island’s suffering
Trump’s “tough Cuba policy” breaks with recent efforts toward rapprochement supported by the Catholic Church, with the aim of overturning the Cuban revolution by year’s end.
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Taiwan’s tiny Catholic Church faces youth exodus as big powers decide the island’s fate
While the world knows about the crisis between mainland China and its “breakaway province” of Taiwan, within Taiwan itself a small Catholic community is struggling with its own challenges.
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Catholic ministries in Bangladesh face new challenges from Islamic extremists
While discrimination and persecution against Christians has grown sharper, it has been a longstanding problem.
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In secularizing Ireland, most parents still support their local Catholic schools
Why might a society that has so consistently sought to distance itself from Catholic influence at the polling booth remain hesitant about abandoning ecclesial patronage over the classroom?
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In Peru, it’s no contest when President Trump takes on Pope Leo
Peruvians remember with gratitude Pope Leo’s (then Bishop Prevost) response to catastrophic floods in Chiclayo. They recall him procuring oxygen tanks during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pope had also responded decisively to the exodus of migrants fleeing Venezuela for other parts of South America.
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Catholic aid groups hope for a recovery after 2025’s deep cuts in global health assistance
After a historic collapse of U.S. and E.U. humanitarian and development assistance in 2025, finding new money to address persistent global health problems may be more challenging in 2026.
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In the Brazilian Amazon, a Catholic Indigenous community endures amid land invasions and government neglect
The Indigenous community’s relationship with Catholic institutions has been central to Sateré-Mawé resistance to environmental exploitation and government neglect.
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Christian groups appeal to IMF to do more for poor nations as global economy falters
Nations facing significant food insecurity may be pushed to the edge by debt, climate change, oil and food spikes, and US war on Iran: “Developing countries shouldn’t have to choose between paying off debt and funding schools, hospitals, or climate preparedness and response.”