Swiss Official Fined for Shooting Madonna-and-Child Poster
Loading the Audio Player... A Zurich District Court on Wednesday convicted a former local politician of shooting an air pistol at a poster that included a classic depiction of Jes...
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After decades, Northern Ireland inquest recognizes victims of Ballymurphy Massacre
A Catholic priest, a mother of eight, and at least seven other civilians were wrongly killed by British soldiers in Northern Ireland in a three-day 1971 incident known as the Ballymurphy Massacre, a new inquiry has ruled. The official finding places the incident as a possible forerunner to Bloody Sunday, another massacre of Catholic demonstrators by British paratroopers.
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Ahead of general election, Nicaraguan archdiocese urges that abortion not be an election issue
The Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Managua stated Thursday that the "abominable crime" of abortion should not be on the agenda for November’s Nicaraguan general election.
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Court upholds German municipality’s pro-life prayer vigil ban
The court dismissed a challenge to a ban on a prayer vigil in front of a pre-abortion advisory center.
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IMB trustees appoint 68 missionaries, announce new affinity | Baptist Press
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Trustees of the International Mission Board (IMB) approved 68 new fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 11-12 meeting in Richmond, Va. This is the first in-person meeting trustees have had since Jan. 2020, before restrictions from COVID-19 necessitated virtual meetings.
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Israel begins firing shells into Gaza as fighting escalates | Baptist Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday (May 13) as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and shells and called up 9,000 more reservists who could be used to stage a ground invasion. The hostilities intensified despite mediation efforts…
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Myanmar Catholic nun says Eucharistic adoration gave her strength to kneel before police
The image of Sr. Ann Rose Nu Tawng begging police not to attack protesters went viral.
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Court hears pro-life challenge to German municipality’s prayer vigil ban
In 2019, the municipality in Pforzheim, southwest Germany, denied pro-lifers permission to hold vigils near a pre-abortion advisory center.
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Palestinian Authority Used Land Dispute to Fuel Jerusalem Violence
Despite Israel’s massive bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Hamas and other terror groups continue to fire rockets into central and southern Israel. But Israeli leaders are fighting a two-front war, one with terror groups inside Gaza and a civil war inside Israel.
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Cardinal at Fatima shrine: World needs ‘spiritual restart’ after pandemic
Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça was preaching on the May 13 feast of Our Lady of Fatima.
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2020 IMB stats show ‘ratcheting up’ of missions work | Baptist Press
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Having presented the 2020 Annual Statistical Report (ASR) to IMB trustees during their Thursday (May 13) board meeting, IMB is now making the full report available to the public.
