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Anglicans offer prayers in aftermath of Bondi Beach shooting
THE Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Revd Kanishka Raffel, has issued a statement embracing “Jewish neighbours and fellow citizens in love, friendship and support” in the aftermath of what he described as the “horrific…
Ecumenical conference in Helsinki censures Russian Orthodox Church
AN ECUMENICAL conference in Helsinki has called on Christians to show “theological clarity and moral courage” in repudiating Russian Orthodox attempts to justify the Russian war against Ukraine.The Helsinki conference,…
Human-rights groups welcome release of Roman Catholic priests from Belarus prison
HUMAN-RIGHTS groups have welcomed the release, after Vatican mediation, of two Roman Catholic priests imprisoned in Belarus. But the groups urge continued concern for the plight of other Christian political prisoners. “The…
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Damaged church’s steeple in Maryland to be replacedST MARY’s, Pocomoke City, in Maryland, in the United States, was one of several churches to be struck by lightning in July. Its steeple has a large diagonal gash running from…
Chicago church’s nativity depicts Holy Family as victims of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A NATIVITY scene in which the hands of the infant Jesus are zip-tied and Mary wears a respirator mask is on show outside a Baptist church in Chicago — a city where the Trump administration’s immigration raids are a source of…
One hundred abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed, reports say
ONE hundred of the children who were abducted from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria last month were reportedly released on Monday — but an estimated 165 children and staff remain unaccounted for.The Governor of…
Priest in DRC outlines ‘mass extermination’ of Banyalmulenge people
A PRIEST from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who is seeking asylum in the UK has described the “mass extermination” of his people, the Banyalmulenge, who have close links to the Rwandan Tutsi population massacred…
Polish Bishops stand up for St John Paul II
THE Roman Catholic bishops of Poland, appealing against “constant attempts” to denigrate the late Pope St John Paul II in his homeland, have accused his critics of undermining Christian traditions. “Polish history has known…
German RC teachers back church guidance on sexual-identity classes in schools
ROMAN CATHOLIC teacher associations in Germany have “unequivocally endorsed” new church guidelines for sexual-identity classes in schools, although several bishops said that the text had been circulated without their consent.…
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Bethlehem grotto ceremony symbolises solidarity TWO Palestinian children in traditional dress lit a red candle in the Grotto of the Nativity in a ceremony to celebrate global Christian solidarity on Saturday — the…
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