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Italians demand church condemn lesbian nativity scene

The display’s creator cited Pope Francis allowing priests to bless same-sex couples in his defense of the controversial scene. Tens of thousands of Italians have...

British priests rebel over Vatican same-sex blessings

The UK’s Confraternity of Catholic Clergy felt compelled to respond to this week’s announcement on blessings and gay relationships. An organization of British priests has...

Legal fiction- unborn child not a human being!

Right to Life is privileged to be a voice for the unborn and requests that the new government urgently amend the Crimes Act to...

Violence against children begins in the womb!

Right to Life asks why the majority of the churches in New Zealand, who should be at the forefront in defending the right to...

Pope fires anti-LGBTQ bishop

The bishop criticized Pope Francis as dangerously liberal on divorce, abortion and same-sex marriage. Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent figure among traditionalist American Catholics,...

14,164 unborn New Zealand children murdered by State in 2022!

Human life begins at conception and every unborn child a human being endowed by its Creator with an inalienable right to life. The child is...

Pope Francis calls for two-state solution

The Roman Catholic pontiff has commented on the Israel-Palestine conflict. There are no winners in war, Pope Francis said on Wednesday in an interview with...

No Jesus: Christians are under attack in Australia

Religion is increasingly being associated with bigotry and intolerance, yet proposed law changes discriminate against believers. The last census in Australia indicates that, while Christianity...

Oldest Orthodox Christian shrine in Gaza damaged by ‘Israeli strike’ – church officials

The Palestinian authorities have blamed Israel for the bombing of the St. Porphyrios church. The St. Porphyrios Greek Orthodox church in Gaza was damaged in...

Kiev orders closure of Christian churches

Ukrainian Orthodox Church property is being seized over “ties to Moscow”. Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko on Friday ordered the closure of 74 churches belonging to...

Church of England priests want change to LGBTQ policy – survey

Times poll reveals widespread support for altering the current Anglican doctrine. The Church of England clergy want to see priests allowed to marry gay couples,...

Ukrainian church rejects Zelensky’s ‘new’ Christmas

The canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church says it will continue to celebrate the holiday on January 7. The canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has announced it...

‘Our Father’ is problematic – Anglican Archbishop

The Christian prayer might offend those suffering in an “oppressively patriarchal” world, the Archbishop of York has said The first line of the Lord’s Prayer...

‘God is queer,’ says German pastor

Speaking at a Protestant festival in Germany, Quinton Caesar referenced racism, climate change, and LGBTQ ideology in his sermon ‘God is queer,’ says German pastor A...

Kiev orders monks to vacate iconic monastery

The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture has given the inhabitants of the Pechersk Lavra three days to leave. Some 200 monks of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox...

Vatican recognizes Copts beheaded by Islamic State as martyrs

Adding members of the Orthodox religion to the list of those who have died for their faith is a sign of communion between the...

‘Pride’ and ‘trans’ is more state-enabled paedophilia

Let’s just admit it. The slippery slope argument was correct. Our society is deeply immoral, and there is only one solution: the Lord Jesus...

This iconic Kiev monastery survived the Mongols, the Nazis, and the Bolsheviks – can it withstand Zelensky?

Tensions continue to mount in the standoff between the clergy and the Ukrainian government over the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. The Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, a major Orthodox shrine...

Ukrainian church to ban prayers in Russian

Prayers at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra should always be said in Ukrainian, the head of the recently formed church said. Prayers in Kiev’s iconic Pechersk...

Pole attacks John Paul II statue over sex scandal

The Polish police have arrested a man for defacing a John Paul II statue following pedophilia revelations. Two monuments to Pope John Paul II have...

Best wishes for Good Friday 2023

The team at DTNZ wish all New Zealanders a happy and safe Good Friday. 'Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be...

Suspicious fire at Invercargil Cook Islands Church – police seek witnesses

Police are seeking witnesses to, or anyone who may have footage of, a suspicious fire at the Cook Islands Christian Church in Invercargill today. Police...

Church of England makes decision on gay marriage

Bishops refuse to allow clergy to marry same-sex couples, but propose an alternative solution. The Church of England has rejected demands to alter its doctrine...

Nigerian Catholic priest burned alive

Armed men set Isaac Achi’s home in northern Nigeria on fire after they were unable to break in, police said. Catholic priest Reverend Isaac Achi...

Cardinal claims ‘secret plot’ to oust Pope Francis – media

Conservative-leaning clergy want the progressive pontiff out, says the Italian daily La Stampa. Following the death of Pope Benedict XVI, a group of cardinals in...

Macron’s wife wanted ‘phallus and golden balls’ for Notre Dame – ex-minister

French politician Roselyne Bachelot claims the president was also looking for “a contemporary architectural gesture”. French First Lady Brigitte Macron suggested redesigning the iconic spire...

Retired Pope Benedict XVI Dies at Age 95

Pope Francis asked during his weekly audience that a special prayer be said for Pope Emeritus Benedict, his predecessor, who was "very sick." Pope Emeritus...

Kosovo ban on Orthodox patriarch ‘disgrace’ for West – Serbian president

Patriarch Porfirije compared the incident to trying to prevent the Pope ”from entering the Vatican”. The decision by Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian government to block the...

De Las Casas and the 500-Year Struggle for Liberty

Spending the holiday week in gorgeous Mexico City has sent my mind reeling with reflection on the great struggle of all time, that for...

Kids Invited to ‘Have Fun’ at After-School Satan Club

The club's impending launch has already elicited a protest by a prayer group, whose leader claims that the situation was "highly offensive to Catholic...

Cult leader Samuel Bateman had 20 wives, including minors – media

Polygamist Samuel Bateman has been accused of child abuse and obstruction of justice. Fundamentalist Mormon cult leader Samuel Bateman had 20 wives, including numerous minors,...

Pope Francis directs racially charged comment towards Russians

Moscow slammed the pontiff’s description of Chechens and Buryats as a “perversion”. Chechens, Buryats and others who are “of Russia but are not of the...

Son of prominent church leaders gets home detention for sexually abusing two underaged girls

Name suppression lapsed for 19 year old Alessandro Milgate-Vassalini on Thursday. Milgate-Vassalini is the son of Curate Church leaders Joel and Katie Milgate. On Thursday he...

Priests and nuns watch porn – Pope

The pontiff warned future clerics against succumbing to the ‘soul-weakening’ sin. Viewing online pornography is a widespread “vice” that even nuns and priests are not...

Pope overhauls Knights of Malta

The Pontiff has dissolved the leadership of the order, issuing new constitution that’s set to make it more democratic. Pope Francis launched an overhaul of...

Pope orders Catholic entities to put all financial assets in the Vatican Bank by 30 Sept

Pope Francis has ordered that the Holy See and connected entities move all financial assets to the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), commonly...

Watch: Federal agents conduct armed raid on Amish farmer for processing his own meat

The Pennsylvanian farm belongs to Amos Miller, who has been practising organic farming according to his religious beliefs for three decades. Miller believes it was...

Student Dies While Performing Jesus Crucifixion Reenactment – Reports

A 25-year-old student training to be a priest at the Clariantian University seminary in Nekede, Nigeria died while performing a Jesus crucifixion reenactment. The student,...

Watch: Pope Francis Apologizes to Indigenous Delegates for Abuses at Canadian Residential Schools

The apology comes after Pope Francis initially expressed “sorrow” when last year over 1,000 unmarked graves belonging to the bodies of indigenous children, and...

Plumber finds 500 envelopes stuffed with money behind megachurch toilet

A plumber doing repairs at celebrity preacher Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston has reportedly found about 500 envelopes containing cash and checks in...

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