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August 30, 2019
August 30, 2019
A Catholic priest was killed in Nigeria this week when the car he was driving was set ablaze. Fr. David Tanko was traveling within the Jalingo diocese of Nigeria, near the country’s border with Cameroon, when he was attacked on August 29. The priest was traveling to a “peace meeting” of local clergymen to discuss
August 30, 2019
In December 2017, 19-year-old Arkansas college student Christine McGee was rushed to the hospital by her mother. Christine had fallen ill with what turned out to be an aneurysm, and it looked like she was going to die. Once at the hospital, Christine fell into a coma and became unresponsive. Today, Christine is healed. She
August 30, 2019
How do I get tickets? You can register for a free ticket here. How and when do I collect the tickets? You will need to collect your ticket from the designated distribution centre in Rome. At the time of writing, the location has not been confirmed. The centre should be open by Saturday, 12 October.
August 30, 2019
A recent poll reveals that while White Catholics sadly mirror national divisions on abortion, Hispanic and Latino Catholics paint a more complicated picture. Hispanic Catholics are the ethnic group least likely to support the legality of abortion, but drilling down into the data shows that Hispanic Catholics born outside the U.S. were far less likely
August 30, 2019
Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, former prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches and a long-time Vatican diplomat, died at his home in the Vatican on August 29 at the age of 95. Silvestrini served in the diplomatic corps of the Holy See in Rome and abroad for nearly 35 years, before being named prefect of the
August 30, 2019
An Indian court has ruled that Cardinal George Alencherry will stand trial in a case related to controversial land deals in the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court ruled on August 24 that Alencherry, along with the former financial officer of the archdiocese and a real estate agent will face charges that
August 30, 2019
St John Paul II should be declared the patron saint of Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk has said. Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, former prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, has died aged 95. Bandits have killed a priest in Nigeria. The Canadian Mgr Carl Reid has been installed as head of Australia’s ordinariate. Mgr Charles
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