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DRC Bishop: Government’s indifference to violence is a sign of weakness or complicity
May 05, 2021
In an interview with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Paluku Sikuli Melchisédech of Butembo-Beni, in the north-eastern part of the country, says the government’s inaction in the face of the crisis is either “weakness, or it is complicity.”
Mexican bishops call for peace in the US after violence at the Capitol
January 08, 2021
Bishop Alfonso Miranda Guardiola said that the Mexican bishops “regret the events and the deaths occurred at the United States Capitol," and added that “democracy and the rule of law need to prevail over the acts of violence.”
Holy See Press Office: Pope Francis condemns violence, offers prayers in wake of attacks in Nice
October 29, 2020
Pope Francis is informed of the deadly knife attacks on Thursday morning near Notre Dame church in Nice, and offers prayers of suffrage for the victims and their families. He condemns the violence and expresses his prayerful closeness to the entire Christian community of the city.
Reports: Pentecostal Christian killed in India
October 26, 2020
Rights monitors have recorded significant increase in anti-Christian activity in the area.
Mexico’s bishops call for search for missing priest
January 11, 2017
The priest has been missing from Coahuila state, an area renowned for cartel violence, for a week
The world needs politics of peace, says Pope
December 12, 2016
The Vatican has released the Pontiff's annual message for the World Day of Peace
Archbishop laments ‘absolute disregard for life’ as man is shot dead during Mass
November 25, 2016
Colombian Archbishop Mejia was celebrating the Mass where the fatal shooting occurred
Filipino bishops demand justice amid government’s violent crackdown on drug crime
August 23, 2016
More than 1,700 suspected drug dealers and users have been killed since the government intensified its anti-illegal drugs drive
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