Pastor, Daughter and Son-in-Law Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria – Morningstar News
Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria.
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Historic peacebuilding program launches in Bosnia and Herzegovina
When Pope Francis visited Bosnia and Herzegovina two years ago, he found a country still healing from a devastating conflict two decades earlier.
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Sixty Vincentians martyred during Spanish Civil War to be beatified
Next Saturday 60 members of the Vincentian Order who were martyred during the Spanish Civil War will be beatified at a Mass in Madrid, a “celebration of hope, faith and forgiveness.”
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Muslims Target Pastor with Criminal Accusation in Zanzibar, Tanzania – Morningstar News
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A judge failed to show up at a hearing for a pastor facing accusations of child abuse in a case in Zanzibar that Muslims have kept alive after charges were twice dismissed, sources said. Shortly after charges were filed on the semi-autonomous island off the coast of Tanzania in November […]
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Pope offers clarifications on new process for liturgical translations
In a letter responding to questions raised by Cardinal Robert Sarah on the new process of translating liturgical texts from Latin into vernacular languages, Pope Francis offered several points of clarification.
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In Diwali message to Hindus, Vatican officials call for mutual respect
With tensions between Christians and Hindu nationalists in India increasingly on the rise, the Vatican sent a message marking the Hindu feast of Diwali, urging members of both religions to go beyond mere tolerance of one another, and to foster a genuine mutual respect.
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Celebrating 50 years, Special Olympics athletes meet with Pope Francis
On Friday, Pope Francis met with soccer players in the Special Olympics, commending their commitment to the promotion of inclusion and the dignity of all.
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Everything you need to know about Fatima (Part 2)
This is part two of a two-part series. Part one covered the historical context, contents of the apparitions, and Miracle of the Sun. The secrets of Fatima
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Authorities in China Detain Pastor, Daughter and 3-year-old Grandson – Morningstar News
(Morning Star News) – While a government-hired thug in China threatened to kill a Christian family, officials in a neighboring province arrested a pastor, her daughter and her 3-year-old grandson, sources said. In Xinning, Hubei Province in the central part of the country, police and religious affairs officials upset by a house church’s outreach arrested […]
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Christians must be ‘missionaries of hope,’ Pope Francis says
True Christians are not sad or gloomy, but have the specific task of being bearers of hope, Pope Francis said Wednesday – and not only with their words, but with actions as simple as a smile or an act of charity.
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Filipinos protest Duterte, recall Marcos regime abuses
Thousands of Filipinos on Thursday marked the 45th anniversary of the martial law declaration by former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos with protests to denounce the current president’s deadly ...
