From November 15 to 22, 2026, the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will organize Red Week. The initiative aims to highlight global religious persecution by illuminating 130 cathedrals and approximately one thousand other buildings in red. According to ACN, over 120,000 people have already pledged participation. The campaign coincides with the release of the 2025 Report on Religious Freedom, which states that two-thirds of the world's population lives in countries where religious liberty is not fully guaranteed. ACN Executive President Regina Lynch emphasizes that the event reminds the world that religious freedom is a fundamental human right, not a privilege. The initiative includes prayers, testimonies, and a petition supporting Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Following recent earthquakes, a study highlights the difficulties the Latin Catholic Church in Turkey faces due to its lack of legal personality. The author explains that since 1453, the community was not recognized as a Millet to avoid Ottoman interference in spiritual authority. He argues that creating a general legal entity today would be a historical error. Instead, he proposes a concordat with the Turkish Republic to protect approximately seventy remaining religious institutes. The article also distinguishes the independent lay association managing a significant religious site in Ephesus from the broader church structure.
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