Church unity threatened by ideology, pope tells Jesuits in Canada

The unity of the Catholic Church’s bishops is fundamental in correcting past wrongs and in confronting challenges today, Pope Francis said. Meeting with a group of Jesuits in Canada on 29th July, the pope said his visit was made possible by the unity of the country’s bishops in seeking reconciliation with Indigenous peoples who experienced... Read More

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August 3, 2022

Denver woman pays for her family to be in ‘The Chosen’

Most people have a favourite television programme. For Claudia McAdam, it’s the independently funded series “The Chosen,” which depicts the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus. It’s such a favorite that she paid $1,000 to appear in an episode of “The Chosen.” But not just $1,000 for herself, but a thousand dollars each for... Read More

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July 29, 2022

‘Our angels have wings,’ Zelenskyy says on Ukrainian Statehood Day

Ukrainians will fight for their statehood to the last and will not stop until they liberate the last metre of Ukrainian land, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address for Ukrainian Statehood Day on 28th July. The day marks the 988 baptism of “Kyivan Rus,” the origin of Christianity in the region, but this... Read More

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July 28, 2022

Commitment to multicultural Canada needs real effort, pope says

In a British-built fort on the highest hill in Quebec City, Pope Francis spoke to Canadian government and cultural leaders about the never-ending challenge of multiculturalism. And in the Citadelle, the 19th-century fort, Pope Francis finally was welcomed formally to Canada on 27th July with an honour guard, the playing of the Canadian and Vatican... Read More

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July 26, 2022

‘I humbly beg forgiveness,’ says Pope in Canada

Pope Francis has apologised for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of indigenous residential schools. “I am sorry,” Francis said, to applause from school survivors and Indigenous community members gathered at a former residential school south of Edmonton, Alberta, the first event of Francis’ weeklong “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada. He said the forced... Read More

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July 25, 2022

Pope arrives in Canada focused on elders and repentance

After a flight of more than 10 hours from Rome, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton and met briefly at the airport with Indigenous leaders, Canada’s governor general and prime minister before heading to the local seminary for a rest. Governor General Mary Simon and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked alongside the pope as an aide... Read More

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July 25, 2022

JRS Condemn Government Rwanda Plans

A leading Catholic justice charity has joined refugee charities in condemning the government’s ‘policy of deliberate harm’ against Rwanda. The Foreign Office told then-foreign secretary Dominic Raab that the UK would have to prepare to “constrain” its position on Rwanda’s human rights record if the country was selected in the Government’s policy to deport some... Read More

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July 22, 2022

Dead Nigerian priest is most recent to be kidnapped, killed

The body of a priest was discovered on 19th July, four days after he was abducted from a parish rectory in central Nigeria, an official with the Diocese of Kafanchan reported. Father John Cheitnum, was one of two priests kidnapped by assailants on 15th July from Christ the King Church in Lere, a town in... Read More

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July 19, 2022

Eastern Africa bishops explore consequences of climate change on daily life

Eastern Africa Catholic bishops acknowledged that the climate crisis is real and that it is causing adverse effects on people throughout the region. Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, between 10th-18th July under the shadow of some of the worst recorded ecological disasters in the region, the bishops from the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences... Read More

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July 11, 2022

Archbishop: Biden’s order on abortion ‘deeply disturbing, tragic’

The U.S. bishops’ pro-life chairman said it is “deeply disturbing and tragic” that President Joe Biden has chosen to use his power as the nation’s chief executive “to promote and facilitate abortion in our country” than support resources for pregnant women in need. Biden is “seeking every possible avenue to deny unborn children their most... Read More

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Church unity threatened by ideology, pope tells Jesuits in Canada

Denver woman pays for her family to be in ‘The Chosen’

‘Our angels have wings,’ Zelenskyy says on Ukrainian Statehood Day

Commitment to multicultural Canada needs real effort, pope says

‘I humbly beg forgiveness,’ says Pope in Canada

Pope arrives in Canada focused on elders and repentance

JRS Condemn Government Rwanda Plans

Dead Nigerian priest is most recent to be kidnapped, killed

Eastern Africa bishops explore consequences of climate change on daily life

Archbishop: Biden’s order on abortion ‘deeply disturbing, tragic’

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