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Pope appeals for peace in South Sudan
Pope Francis made a plea for prayers for South Sudan amid the escalating
violent conflict that has forced thousands to flee their homes in the Upper
Nile State.
US cities along West Coast witness anti-China protests
Members of various ethnic groups, including Tibetans and Uyghurs,
condemned the Chinese government’s rights abuses by protesting in cities
along the American West Coast.
Archbishop Eamon Martin says UK Supreme Court verdict will silence
voice of unborn
The Primate of All Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh has said
that the recent UK Supreme Court ruling ratifying buffer zones around
abortion facilities would further silence the voice of the unborn.
US court blocks Biden administration bid to coerce faith hospitals from
performing transgender medical procedures
In yet another setback to the Biden administration, the US Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit ratified a lower court verdict that went in favor of the
plaintiffs in Sisters of Mercy v Becerra.
Ukrainian minister says papal compassion a sign of spiritual support
After Pope Francis shed tears while expressing closeness with suffering
Ukraine recently, the war-torn nation's foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba,
said the tears are a sign of the Pope providing a 'much-needed spiritual
support symbol; to the conflict-affected people.
King Charles III of Britain addresses survivors of Christian persecution
King Charles III, the new monarch of Britain, visited the victims of
Christian Persecution during an Advent event in London.
Christian-Shiite high-level dialogue to take place in Iraq in March 2023
On the second anniversary of the historic Apostolic Visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, the Middle Eastern country is gearing up to host a high-level inter-
religious dialogue between Shiite Muslim clerics and Christian scholars in
March next year.
Mexican outfit, deputy erect Nativity Scene in city square
In Mexico where the debate over the display of Nativity Scenes in public is
raging, activists of Pasos por la Vida and America Rangel, the deputy of
Zocalo or the central square of Mexico City, placed a Christmas creche in
the plaza on Sunday.
Hong Kong court sentences Jimmy Lai to 5 years, 9 months in jail
A Hong Kong court sentenced prominent philanthropist, media mogul and
Catholic Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months in jail.
German humanitarian activist freed after more than four years in captivity of Jihadists in Niger
A German humanitarian worker who had been held captive in Niger for more than four and a half years has been released, according to the German charity organization “Help.”
Catholic bishop flays government promise to prosecute perpetrators
Six months after the terrorist attack that left 39 Catholics dead and more than 80 wounded at a parish church of Nigeria’s Ondo diocese, Bishop Femi Ajakaye has decried that the government’s promises to arrest and prosecute the killers have produced no results.
World Youth Day organizers launch international campaign for volunteer
enrollment
To encourage the registration of volunteers for World Youth Day 2023
(WYD) in Portugal’s Lisbon, organizers have launched a campaign called
'World Youth Day needs you'.