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Vatican Still Dedicated To Celibacy
After affirming as mandatory celibacy for all priests at the Council of Elvira (Spain), Vatican reaffirmed several time this practice. On November 16, Pope Benedict XVI presided over bishop's summit dedicated to celibacy. The summit issued a statement condemning those who want married priests in the Catholic Church (...)

Secular France Filled With Evangelical Joy
Better known as the European fortress of secular thought and anticlericalism, France has an increasing number of evangelical Christians. On the past century, the number of evangelical Christians grew eight times, reaching now 400.000 persons. Also, the French evangelicals are developing another spirituality, slightly different from their American counterparts (...)

Pentecostal and Christian Boom in Africa
It's no secret Africa has the most dynamic Christian population. In the past few years, all major Churches present in Africa have reached a sometimes astonishing numbers. For example, the Pentecostal Church has now over 107 million members in Africa, most of them living in sub-Saharan Africa. There are 400 million Christians now in Africa, 17 % on them being Catholics, a reason to consider in future the election of an African pope (...)

American Catholic Bishop Conference About Gay Ministry
"Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination: Guidelines for Pastoral Care" is the document issued by the Conference of American Catholic Bishops, addressing a great problem in America. The document was very disputed, with bishops and theologians debating on key-term and expressions. Read here more about the content (...)

Dr Williams Reaffirms Ordination of Women
After several media institutions have informed he considers ordination of women to be wrong, Dr. Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, formulated his opinion on this issue. He answered the questions of The Catholic Herald related to this issue, declaring the ordination of women is a blessing and the road the Church of England has chosen in the right one (...)

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