Dozens Drown as Large Ferry Sinks Off Philippines
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Former Muslim Converts to Christianity, Explains What Led Her to ‘Fall Head Over Heels in Love With the Lord’
One woman recently shared her story about converting from Islam to Christianity and the overwhelming peace she felt for the first time after praying to Jesus.
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‘A moment of great joy’: English cardinal ordains ex-Anglican bishop as Catholic priest
Fr. Michael Nazir-Ali was ordained at a Mass at an ordinariate church in London.
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Narenda Modi invites Pope Francis to visit India at ‘very warm’ Vatican meeting
Modi is the first Indian prime minister to visit the pope since June 2000.
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Some Church leaders support Brazilian Senate’s charges against Bolsonaro | Crux
Crux,A Brazilian Senate inquiry committee presented on Tuesday its final report on President Jair Bolsonaro’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bishops demand immigration policy that respects human dignity, right to asylum | Crux
Crux,On a recent trip to Honduras Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso and Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe drove on rugged gravel roads up a steep mountain side to visit poverty-stricken communities where they learned about people’s needs and drivers of migration.
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Catholic agency warns malaria vaccine not enough to defeat the disease | Crux
Crux,After over 30 years of research, the world has finally found a vaccine against malaria, but CRS warns it is only effective for 1 out of 3 people, and anti-malarial measures need to continue.
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Bolivia’s People’s Ombudsman led march that attacked offices of bishops’ conference
Bolivia’s People’s Ombudsman, Nadia Cruz, together with officials from her office, led a Wednesday march to the offices of the Bolivian bishops’ conference, which some participants vandalized with anti-Catholic slogans.
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India’s Christians see dangers in Karnataka survey, anti-conversion push
A Catholic archbishop in India’s Karnataka state has again called on the state government to withdraw its orders to survey Christian missionaries, their places of worship, and other Christian institutions. The survey comes amid a proposal to pass “anti-conversion” laws, which Christians and others say are abused by extremists.
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Israel’s decision to cancel cultural event upsets Catholic leaders | Crux
Crux,Catholic leaders are questioning a decision by Israel’s Ministry of Internal Security to cancel a three-day Palestinian cultural event at Abraham’s House, a Catholic pilgrim hostel in East Jerusalem.
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Vatican highlights challenge of ‘hyper-nationalism’ in Diwali message
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to meet Pope Francis on Oct. 30.
