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Bishops in Ireland and Australia have asked their governments to do more to take in refugees from Afghanistan after the rapid collapse of the government there prompted tens of thousands of people to seek exit from the country.
A movement inspired by Pope Francis is calling for a global march in favor of Afghan women on Aug. 28 to shine the spotlight on their plight amid the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Catholics in Sri Lanka wore black and hoisted black flags on Saturday to show their indignation over the government’s failure to solve the 2019 Easter Sunday attack on churches.
A Catholic nun has appealed for help as COVID-19 cases overwhelm the Hospicio de San Jose, an orphanage run by the Archdiocese of Manila.
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) – A Haitian gang leader on Sunday (Aug. 22) offered a truce and help for communities shattered by a devastating earthquake – potentially offering a break for a relief effort that has been plagued by hijacked aid trucks and disorder.
Afghanistan's Christian community is in urgent need of prayer as many try to flee the country following the Taliban's stunning takeover of the country last week.
A pastor’s wife is still bed-ridden after hard-line Sikhs and Hindus broke her leg in an attack on their church last month in northern India, sources said.
The cross had been embedded in an outdoor altar made of volcanic basalt rock that was used for Catholic Masses offered along the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
Sri Lanka’s Christian community hoisted black flags at churches and homes on Saturday to express anger over the government’s investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks, which killed 269 people.
