‘A living and discreet Church’: Despite persecution, Catholic faith endures in Saudi Arabia — By: Catholic News Agency

The port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. / Credit: Tahir mq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 16, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In Saudi Arabia, a theocratic monarchy where Islam is the official and only permitted religion, religious freedom does not exist. However, according to data maintained by the Apostolic…

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Benedictine Abbey in Belgium temporarily dissolved following abuse allegations — By: Catholic News Agency

Keizersberg Abbey in Leuven, Belgium. / Credit: Johan Bakker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Leuven, Belgium, Jul 16, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Benedictine community at Keizersberg Abbey in Leuven, Belgium, has been temporarily dissolved following allegations of abusive behavior among adults, according to an official declaration released by the head of the…

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