Nigeria Deploys Troops after More Than 100 Villagers Killed
Nigerian soldiers ride on an armored personnel carrier in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Aug. 8, 2013. Associated Press / Photo by Sunday Alamba, file Loading the A...
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Hong Kong protests extend to campuses
Violence in Hong Kong has sparked an exodus of students. The Technical University of Denmark called home 36 students who had to leave their dormitories for security reasons. Anti-government protests h...
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French bishops vote to compensate abuse victims with Church funds
The bishops of France on Saturday approved plans to offer financial compensation to victims of sexual abuse by clergy.
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A Look Back: The Fall of the Berlin Wall
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- When the Berlin Wall went up in 1961, a barrier 103 miles long and 13 feet high enclosed West Berlin. It cut off some people from jobs, churches, families and friends. Several Baptist churches in West Berlin lost hundreds of members, some half their membership.
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Police raid former offices of Argentine bishop charged with fraud, sex assault
Local civil authorities on Thursday raided the chancery of the Diocese of Orán, where Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta was bishop from 2013 to 2017. Bishop Zanchetta has been charged with sexual assault, as well as fraud and mismanagement of funds.
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Bishop: Philippines must end ‘sad reality’ of child labor
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines is drawing attention to the ongoing problem of child labor in the country, urging a cooperative effort to eliminate the factors driving children into often dangerous working conditions.
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Remember the final judgement, Pope Francis says at Mass for recently deceased bishops
Pope Francis urged Catholics to meditation on the final judgement at a Mass offered Monday for the souls of cardinals and bishops who died within the past year.
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Pope Francis celebrates All Souls’ Day Mass in Rome catacombs
Pope Francis celebrated Mass Saturday for the souls of the dead in Rome’s Catacombs of Priscilla, saying the place of a Christian is in the safety of the hands of God, whatever the outside circumstances might be.
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The saints show that real people can be holy, Pope Francis says
The saints were real people whose strength to face daily challenges came from the grace of Jesus Christ, showing that everyone can be holy, Pope Francis said Friday on the Feast of All Saints Day.
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Human trafficking, prostitution reform in Malta falls short, Catholic group says
Catholic Voices Malta issued a position paper Thursday on proposed human trafficking reform in the island nation, saying that while prostitutes should be decriminalized, those who work with trafficked persons should face heavier sanctions.
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Christian Speech a Hate Crime? Politician Endures Interrogation for Posting Bible Verse
A Christian politician from Finland will be interrogated at police headquarters Friday in a hate speech investigation for sharing a Bible passage on social media.
