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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Christianity, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 189 stories have been published about Christianity which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Christianity, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 189 stories have been published about Christianity which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Europe · AlbertaPope Francis on Monday made good on a promise to apologize to Canada's native people. He called for a "serious investigation" of the so-called residential schools. Between 1881 and 1996 more than 150,000 indigenous children were separated from their families. Many children were starved, beaten and sexually abused in the system.See the Story
Pope apologizes in Canada for 'evil' of residential indigenous schools
41% Center coverage: 155 sources
Europe · Northern IrelandLong-awaited data from Northern Ireland's 2021 census published Thursday found that 45.7 percent of residents are Catholic, marginally higher than in the 2011 census. The Protestant community has now declined to just 43.5 percent, five points lower than a decade ago. Nearly a third of the population now hold Irish passports, a 63 percent surge recorded largely since Brexit.See the Story
Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for first time since its creation
38% Left coverage: 34 sources
Europe · EdmontonPope Francis to deliver apology for Catholic Church's role in Canada's policy of forcibly assimilating Native peoples. Catholic religious orders operated 66 of Canada's 139 residential schools, where thousands of children died from disease, fire and other causes. Canadian government has admitted that physical and sexual abuse were rampant in the government-funded Christian schools.See the Story
Pope Francis expected to give historic apology in Canada for abuses at Christian schools
50% Left coverage: 28 sources
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Europe · IqaluitIqaluit, capital city of the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut, will be the final stop of Pope Francis' six-day visit to Canada. The city is home to about 7,500 people but not a single traffic light, with no road or rail links to the outside world. Pope Francis will be finishing up a Canadian visit focused on in-person apologies for the abuse and disrespect inflicted on thousands of Indigenous Canadians.See the Story
Pope Francis to finish Canadian visit in Iqaluit today
50% Center coverage: 34 sources
Sex Life · NashvilleThe Southern Baptist Conventions’ top administrative body voted to cut ties with two congregations on Tuesday — an LGBTQ-friendly church in North Carolina that had itself quit the denomination decades ago and a New Jersey congregation it cited for “alleged discriminatory behavior.” The votes came at the end of a two-day meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. See the Story
Southern Baptists cut ties with LGBTQ-friendly church
70% Center coverage: 23 sources
Europe · OttawaThe National Indian Residential School Crisis Line received 121 calls a day since January 2022. The day the Pope apologized for the cultural destruction and forced assimilation of Indigenous people, the number of callers jumped to 277. Indigenous Services Canada said in Alberta, 300 additional mental wellness and cultural support workers were asked to be at papal events.See the Story
Crisis line gets double the number of calls for help after Pope's apology
56% Center coverage: 9 sources
Daniel Ortega · ManaguaNicaraguan police on Friday accused the Catholic Church and Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who has been under siege in his residence for two days, of inciting violence to destabilize the country.
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Nicaragua police accuse Catholic Church of attempting to destabilize govt
62% Center coverage: 8 sources
Business · OttawaPope Francis is visiting Canada to apologize for the church's role in residential schools. The assembly of Catholic bishops is soliciting donations from those hoping to see him. A spokeswoman for the papal visit says donations are a way for Canadians and Catholics to help pay for the cost of the visit. More than 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend these facilities.See the Story
Canadian bishops collecting donations from papal visit 'inappropriate': AFN chief
60% Center coverage: 5 sources
Abortion · CaliforniaCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Twitter that he was launching pro-abortion billboards in seven of the most anti-abortion states. The billboards are aimed at state abortion restrictions and urge women who are seeking an abortion to travel to California, where abortion laws are among the most permissive. Texas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Oklahoma are the seven states targeted.See the Story
Christians slam Newsom for 'disgusting' pro-abortion billboards quoting Jesus: 'Satanic'
86% Right coverage: 7 sources
Europe · Vatican CityA Vatican cardinal has marked the 80th anniversary of the gas chamber killing of the Jewish-born Catholic convert Edith Stein. Cardinal Michael Czerny celebrated a Mass near the former Auschwitz death camp. He also told the story of his own family’s Jewish origins in the former Czechoslovakia and their fate under the Nazis. Czerny is one of cardinals most closely associated with Pope Francis’ pontif…See the Story
Vatican cardinal honors Jewish convert, tells his own story
60% Center coverage: 5 sources
