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Shocked by the death of Conservative British Parliamentarian Sir. David Amess after he was stabbed multiple times at a church Friday, the country's Christian leaders are reacting to what U.K. authorities are calling a terrorist attack.
Since his election in 1983, Sir David has worked relentlessly over the years, championing initiatives in Parliament to introduce more protections for unborn babies and more support for women facing crisis pregnancies.
The Catholic MP was stabbed to death on Friday inside Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea as he met constituents.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols called the murder of David Amess, a member of the UK’s House of Commons, a “painful loss.”
Tributes have continued to pour in for pro-life Catholic MP Sir David Amess after his tragic murder on Friday.
Flags outside of Parliament have been lowered to half-mast to honor the life of a conservative British Member of Parliament who died after he was violently attacked and killed with a knife at a public meeting on Friday.
Eswatini needs a “dialogue about a dialogue” to set the scene for urgent negotiations toward democratic reform, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference said after a weeklong solidarity and pastoral visit to the country.
Honduran bishops urged voters to avoid supporting candidates “stained” by drug cartels in the November elections — an admonishment in a country where illegal money has long flowed into political campaigns and delegitimized the political class.
Bishop Xavier Novell Gomà, who resigned as Bishop of Solsona in August, has applied for a civil marriage license with his partner, who is herself a divorcee.
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference, praised outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel for her 16 years in office and thanked her for her “tireless service” as Germany’s chancellor.
