C Joseph Vijay, a 51-year-old film star-turned-politician, was sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, becoming the first Christian to hold the office in the second-most-populous southern
He said: “Jesus asks us all ... to be missionary disciples. Are you ready?”
An estimated 49 people were killed in a two-hour long attack.
A leading Catholic humanitarian agency has described the border between Burkina Faso and Togo as “a breeding ground for violence.”
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The Synodal Way’s supreme decision-making body meets on Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
Chile’s Chamber of Deputies voted Sept. 28 to begin the debate on a bill that would decriminalize abortion up to 14 weeks of pregnancy. The measure passed 75-68 with two abstentions.
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An institution of higher education in England has agreed to recognize a Catholic priest as a chaplain after declining to do so due to his tweets about abortion and euthanasia.
The Australian state of Queensland has voted to become the fifth state in the country to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia. The state’s Catholic bishops had strongly advised against the legal change.
