Kremlin Invites Zelenskyy to Moscow for Putin Meeting
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Kenyan Christians Debate Political Campaigning at Church
Some churches in Kenya have barred politicians from addressing their congregations, saying campaigning during services disrespects the sanctity of worship. The national Anglican, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic churches have all issued bans.
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New Brunswick mandates COVID vaccine pass, but Catholic dioceses take differing approaches
The Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick has said proof of vaccination will not be required for Mass or the other sacraments, though it will comply with provincial rules requiring such proof for other indoor gatherings. Other dioceses in the province, those of Moncton and Edmundston, have said they will require proof of vaccination to attend Mass.
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Armenian bishops elect former U.S. pastor as patriarch | Crux Now
The bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church elected Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian, the ordinary for Armenian Catholics in Eastern Europe, to be their church’s new patriarch.
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UK High Court upholds law allowing Down syndrome abortions after 24 weeks
A high court in the United Kingdom has ruled against a challenge by a political activist with Down syndrome to overturn the country's laws permitting late-term abortions based on disability.
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Catholic cardinal says Haiti’s ‘catastrophic situation’ led Haitians to U.S. border
The Catholic cardinal, who was injured in Haiti’s recent earthquake, is also a leader in the recovery efforts for the island nation facing the consequences of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake, aggravated by widespread poverty and gang violence.
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Prayers for dead among religious’ duties at Vietnamese field hospital | Crux Now
At 7:30 a.m. at field hospital No. 16, Vietnamese religious brothers and sisters began their shift with prayers for patients who had just died of COVID-19.
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As War Drones On
In this edition of A Public Witness we place our aim on the rising use of drones as the preferred weapons of war. The urgency of the conversation ignores all borders, which means the life-or-death stakes warrant the attention of the global Church.
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Court rejects challenge to UK’s Down syndrome abortion law
In its Sept. 23 ruling, the court declared that a law allowing abortion up to birth for disability was not discriminatory.
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Volcano eruption sends Spanish islanders fleeing
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China allows Catholic university in Macau to recruit students from mainland
A Catholic university in Macau has been permitted to recruit students from mainland China on an “experimental basis” and only for four graduate programs.
