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February 10, 2021

Sheffield’s luminaries pay tribute to St Vincent de Paul fundraiser

February 10, 2021

Tributes have poured in for Ralph Dickins, a charity fundraiser, who raised over £1 million for vulnerable people and is retiring from St Vincent de Paul's Furniture Store in Sheffield.

Malian church renews call for Sister’s after four years in captivity

February 10, 2021

Four years after a Columbian-born nun was kidnapped by Islamist militants in Mali, the Malian church reissued calls for her release.

Pope Francis: Christian prayer instills ‘invincible hope’ in the human heart

February 10, 2021

Vatican City, Feb 10, 2021 / 04:30 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis said on Wednesday that prayer can fortify us as we face the challenges of daily life.

Pope Francis prays for victims of Indian flood

February 10, 2021

At his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis prayed for and “expressed [his] closeness” to the victims of flooding in northern India. Over 30 people have died and nearly 200 more are reported missing after flash floods burst a dam in the state of Uttarakhand on Sunday. Reportedly caused by the separation of a glacier, the

Analysis: Pope Francis’s promotion of women a more complicated narrative than it appears

February 10, 2021

Pope Francis made some high profile appointments heading into last weekend, naming Sr. Nathalie Becquart and Fr. Luis Marín de San Martín as undersecretaries to the Synod of Bishops. Only, what does the appointment of a woman with full voting rights in the Synod really tell us about how Pope Francis governs the Church?

Rebels in Yemen attack government stronghold of Ma’rib as Biden softens support for Saudis

February 10, 2021

Houthi rebels have attacked the Saudi-backed Yemen government's stronghold of Marib. The news comes days after Biden vowed to end all US support for "offensive operations" in Yemen.

Police officers join protests as violence escalates in Myanmar

February 10, 2021

As an estimated 100,000 protesters demonstrated in Yangon and thousands more marched across the country on Wednesday, 40 police joined protesters in Kayah province.

Haiti’s president tries to oust judges close to the opposition

February 10, 2021

Amid ongoing unrest, Haitian President Jovenel Moise has ousted senior judges proposed as possible interim national leaders.