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A German bishop’s powerful tirade against clericalism, the new Vatican synod secretary on authentic “conversion”, a priest who went viral blasting Catholic “bouncers”… here’s what you read on last month
From Catholic reactions to the latest developments on the campaign trail in the US to gender justice in the Church, here’s what you read on Novena in September.
From the death in Brazil of liberation theology hero Bishop Pedro Casaldáliga or the US Church between social justice unrest and November’s presidential elections to a brave German abbess prosecuted for sheltering refugees, here’s what you read on Novena in August.
From a controversial new Vatican instruction resurrecting clericalism to the controversy over Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia passing through the ever-growing demands for women’s ordination, these were your favourite stories on Novena in July.
From German religious questioning Church hierarchies to a hint of Catholic-Lutheran reconciliation in 2021 passing through the Church and the Black Lives Matter movement, here are the stories you most responded to on Novena in June.
From the wisdom of the soon-to-be canonised humble hermit in the Sahara, Charles de Foucauld, to the Archbishop Viganò-Cardinal Müller tinhat warning of COVID-19 “world government beyond control”, here’s what you read on Novena in May.
From a German bishop’s criticism of “whining” demands for Mass during the COVID-19 pandemic to the Orthodox Church’s strong condemnation of Christian nationalism, here are Novena’s ten most-read stories in April.
From the Pope’s warning to businesses not to fire people during the coronavirus outbreak to a theologian’s lessons to learn from the pandemic, here are Novena’s ten most-read stories in March.
In case you missed them… from global Catholic women’s protests for equality in the Church to the Pope on “holier than thou” Christians, here are Novena’s ten most-read stories in February:
From the team at Novena, to all our dear readers: a very happy, prosperous and blessed 2020 to you all.
In case you missed them… from an inspiring British lesbian who met the Pope to a new female Catholic “pastor” in Germany, here are Novena’s ten most-read stories in November.
At the end of our fourth full month online, we at Novena would like to extend a special thank you to you, our valued readers.
From the German Church’s push for reforms to the ongoing struggle of women’s and LGBTQ+ groups for equality, it’s an exciting time to be reporting on the Church.
From controversial Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán in Portugal to a homophobic politician in Finland complaining of “anti-Christian persecution”… August was again a busy month on Novena.
The team at Novena keeps its finger on the pulse of religion news and current affairs in Europe so that you don’t have to.
Novena is growing! At the end of its first month online, Novena has appointed Cameron Doody as interim editor and Mada Jurado as community manager.