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Ferdie Rous

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The three Catholics running to replace Merkel
January 15, 2021
As speculation mounts over Angela Merkel's future, three men face off to become leader of the CDU – and maybe even to take her place as Chancellor
French Catholics fast and pray in response to controversial Bioethics bill
January 15, 2021
French Bishops launched the campaign to tackle the “widespread blindness to the dignity of every human being” represented by the new law
Fears about the Child Victims Act pushed New York Archbishop to act
January 15, 2021
The New York Archdiocese put forward its own compensation program for victims of child abuse to avoid possible bankruptcy of local diocese should state legislation pass
North Korea – the worst place to be a Christian
January 14, 2021
Open Doors, the charity supporting persecuted Christians around the world, published its 2021 list of the countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution
Nigerian government should not mortgage children’s future, says Bishop
January 14, 2021
Borrowing is easy until you have to pay the money back, cautions Bishop Onuoha
Filipino priest charged with ‘sedition’ for viral video series criticising Duterte’s war on drugs
January 14, 2021
Father Flavie Villanueva, the anti-drug war priest from Manila has been charged with a plot to oust President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte
Gay rights activists on trial for ‘desecrating’ image of the Virgin Mary
January 14, 2021
Three activists are on trial for ‘desecration’ and ‘offending religious sentiment in Poland
AUSTRAC massively overestimated Vatican transfers to Australia
January 13, 2021
According to Australia's financial watchdog, the error was due to a 'computing code error'
Report finds 9,000 children died in unwed mothers homes between 1922 and 1998
January 13, 2021
As the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation publishes its final report, the Bishop of Meath calls for 'abject apology' from Church to the survivors of the institutions that it ran
Dominican bishops hammer government abortion legislation
January 13, 2021
Catholic bishops urge the Dominican Congress to respect the right to life, as they debate the decriminalisation of abortion
Glasgow priest launches legal challenge against SNP’s ban on public worship
January 13, 2021
Canon Thomas White of St Alphonsus Church, Glasgow, has started a crowdfunding campaign to take Nicola Sturgeon's government to court over its decision to close places of worship
Nigerian Bishops call on President Buhari to tackle insecurity in the country
January 13, 2021
At the funeral of the Most Revd. Gregory Ochiaga, Emeritus Bishop of Orlu Diocese, who died on 29th December, Archbishop Augustine Akubeze called on the government to heed the calls of religious leaders
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