Sri Lanka’s Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said he had received ‘foreign information’ that attempts would be made this week to attack a church and another Catholic institution. Cardinal Ranjith shared the information in a letter dated Thursday and sent to Church officials. Church spokesman Reverend Edmund Thilakaratne confirmed the authenticity of the letter but declined to […]
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When Paris’ Cathedral of Notre Dame caught fire, the world held its collective breath. The spire fell, and the wooden roof was reduced to ash, but the holy relics were saved, and the interior preserved from the worst ravages of fire. Now more than €1 billion has been raised to restore Notre Dame, and a […]
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While protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raged across the country, National Guard forces loyal to the embattled head of state launched tear gas at churchgoers attending Mass at a local parish. In a letter published on Thursday by Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, Bishop Mario del Valle […]
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The apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Mogadishu, Somalia, called on the world to “pay attention to the plight of Somali people” as they face critical food shortages because of a crippling drought. Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti, who also serves Mogadishu, said Somalis living outside the country’s central and southern agricultural regions are facing […]
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Catholic services have been cancelled for a second weekend in Sri Lanka’s capital after the government warned of more possible attacks. Reverend Edmund Tillakaratne, spokesman for the Colombo diocese, said today that Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had cancelled all Sunday services in the diocese based on the latest security reports. Muslims were told to stay home […]
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Ministers must set a more ambitious target for halting climate change, according to a report from the government’s climate advisers. The Committee on Climate Change report says the government should set a target of reducing the UK’s emissions of greenhouse gases to ‘net zero’ by 2050. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are driving global […]
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There are fears that visiting preachers and religious ministers will not be able to come to the UK because of new immigration rules. Tory MP Paul Masterton (East Renfrewshire) said religious leaders and faith groups have raised concerns about new rules which may make it difficult for clerics from overseas to enter the UK. Speaking […]
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Former Formula One star Gerhard Berger has revealed that racing legend Ayrton Senna told him about his plans to do more to make the sport safe in the hours leading to his tragic death. A devout Catholic, Senna was Formula One’s brightest star, a sporting giant, an icon in his native Brazil. But on lap […]
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A Sri Lankan priest who lost close friends during the Easter Sunday bomb attacks has spoken out about the impact of the terrorist atrocities. Fr Malaka Leonard, a Franciscan priest who lost friends in the bombing of St Sebastian’s Catholic Church, Katuwapitiya, said: “We Sri Lankans suffered enough from 30 years of war against terrorists. […]
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Summer Dickerson, a young woman who survived sex trafficking, said that four years ago when she sat on Millionaire’s Row, an exclusive seating area at the Kentucky Derby, no one around her knew she wasn’t there for the race. Dickerson (pictured) shared her story last month at a news conference held by the Kentucky attorney […]
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