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November 16, 2023

Ferdie Rous makes the journey to the spiritual home of France, and finds the tensions of the modern French state. In June this year France was rocked by the death of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old boy shot by police in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre. For weeks, Paris and other urban centres witnessed the worst

Abortion named top concern by US bishops’ conference

November 16, 2023

NEW YORK – When it came time for a much-anticipated debate among the American bishops over a voting guide ahead of the 2024 election, the surprise may be that there wasn’t actually any contention. They simply voted to approve the agreed-upon materials in a 225 to 11 vote, with seven abstentions. Forming Consciences for Faithful

Christian homes and a Catholic school among buildings destroyed in Gaza

November 16, 2023

MORE than 50 Christian family homes and a Catholic school have been destroyed, and other Christian buildings have been badly damaged by airstrikes in Gaza, according to a charity’s project partner. One of the buildings destroyed has been the Rosary Sisters School, which had 1,250 students, both Christian and Muslim, and was one of the