Following the successful co-operation on the 2016 restoration of the Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the leaders of the three churches who serve as guardians of the holy site have signed an agreement to continue with restorations, this time on the pavement and foundations around the tomb. The Edicule shrine is revered […]
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The Diocese of Hong Kong has made a rare foray into politics, issuing a statement urging the city’s government to “not to rush to amend” the city’s controversial extradition treaty. The 11th June statement came amid continuing street protests, which on 12th June were broken up by police using tear gas, pepper spray and rubber […]
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A prominent African cardinal has called for restraint in Sudan, as the ruling junta cracks down on peaceful protesters in the capital city, Khartoum. Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria, said African religious leaders rejected the brutal response to the protests. He said the use of live ammunition, attacks on medical centres and arrests […]
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The Mexican bishops’ conference questioned the details of a deal in which Mexico will strengthen security along its southern border with Guatemala and impede the path of migrants fleeing poverty, violence and food insecurity. “We express our concern for the lack of a truly humanitarian reception for our brother migrants, which reflects our convictions regarding […]
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A Catholic priest formerly in London has returned to Iraq to become a bishop ministering to a people recovering from genocide. Mgr Nizar Semaan was ordained Archbishop of Mosul in a church still partly blackened by desecration carried out by Daesh extremists determined to destroy all evidence of Christian presence in the Nineveh Plains. The […]
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Announcing his desire to visit Iraq in 2020, Pope Francis called for a peaceful resolution to crises in the Middle East. He also warned that God would unleash his wrath on hypocritical leaders who liked to talk about peace while selling weapons to warring nations. “People escaping, crowded on boats, they cry out, seeking hope, […]
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A Catholic animal welfare group has urged the public to reconsider their purchasing habits in order to address the growing levels of species becoming extinct. Catholic Concern for Animals’ (CCA) call comes following news that the last known male Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia has died, bringing the probability of the extinction of the species ever […]
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Uefa must learn from past mistakes and focus on fans and football rather than money, the Westminster Chaplain for Sport has said. Mgr Vladimir Felzmann’s comments came as football fans took to social media branding European football’s governing body an ‘absolute disgrace’ and criticised them for ruining a momentous London derby following Chelsea’s 4-1 victory […]
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An Irish Catholic priest who says he has saved a place in Heaven for the Trump family has presented the US president’s eldest sons with a gift from his village. Fr Joe Haugh, the parish priest in Doonbeg, Co Clare, where Mr Trump’s golf resort is based, handed Eric and Donald Trump Jnr a framed […]
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Pope Francis praised Allied troops who took part in critical D-Day landings in France 75 years ago, while also remembering German soldiers who died fighting under Nazi orders. “We know the landings on 6th June 1944, here in Normandy were decisive in the struggle against Nazi barbarism, allowing a path to open towards ending a […]
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