VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis has called for a global prayer marathon for the entire month of May, praying…
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Papal charity sees increased violations of religious freedom globally
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The religious persecution exercised by China and North Korea, restrictions on religious freedom in dozens of…
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Head of Irish bishops calls new law on Mass attendance ‘draconian’
DUBLIN (CNS) – The head of the Irish bishops’ conference said the government’s move to criminalise attendance at Mass as…
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Catholic Hong Kong media tycoon jailed for 12 months for ‘unauthorised assembly’
HONG KONG (CNS) – Catholic media tycoon and philanthropist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after…
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African cardinal urges resistance to Western ideologies
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (CNS) – One of Africa’s most senior Catholic leaders has denounced the imposition of “foreign ideologies” across…
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