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October 20, 2023

Sixteen Christians killed in air raid on Gaza

October 20, 2023

An air raid on Gaza has destroyed a Church building killing Christians who were sheltering there. At least 16 Christians, including 10 from one family, were killed during an attack on Thursday evening, which provoked the total collapse of a building in the compound of the Greek Orthodox Church. According to Aid to the Church

Twelve Nicaraguan priests flown to Rome after Ortega demands their exile

October 20, 2023

Nicaragua has released 12 Catholic priests from jail and sent them into exile in Rome following a deal with the Vatican. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed that the Holy See received 12 Nicaraguan priests after it accepted a request to take them from the Nicaraguan government. He said the political prisoners “will be welcomed by

Catholic groups urge Government to scrap two-child cap on benefits

October 20, 2023

Catholic groups in Britain are calling on the Government to make changes to the benefit system to help families with the cost of living. The Catholic Union and Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) are asking that the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on November 22 announce an increase in child benefits, scrapping a two-child cap on Universal

How war in the Holy Land imperils our Judaeo-Christian civilisation

October 20, 2023

I had wanted to write only theology and spirituality. Raw politics always presents added complexities. It is too often the practice of power in the setting of prejudice. But in the West all politics takes place within a framework of ethics. We are not yet suffering totalitarianism, though through self-indulgence and laziness, we may yet