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No end in sight as Uganda receives one million South Sudanese refugees

Refugees will continue to flee South Sudan into neighboring Uganda until the civil war ends and the country can begin to develop a safe homeland for its citizens. However, international peacemaking efforts have halted and there is no substantial talk of peace on the horizon.

How the Pope’s Paraguay trip inspired a children’s charity

“Two years ago we had Pope Francis’s visit which was very moving for many people. Because of his closeness to the people, we wanted to put his name on the dining hall,” said Father Claudio Figueredo. Figueredo said that they began with the weekly lunches and two days with snacks. Today they are able to provide lunch and snacks every day and they also take care of the children while their parents work.

Father of Charlottesville victim calls for forgiveness after death of daughter

Mark Heyer is the father of Heather Heyer, the 32 year old woman who was fatally hit by a car after the “Unite the Right” rally near the University of Virginia on Saturday. He says God has called on him to forgive the man who killed his daughter.

St. Barbara of the Tunnels? These Glasgow workers have a special devotion
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- August 14, 2017
“Every tunneler invokes the protection of St Barbara at the start of a shift and thanks her at the end. That’s why there’s a statue of St. Barbara placed at the start of the workings,” said a spokesperson for the company building a water tunnel under Glasgow. “No tunneling project of this scale would be complete without its statue of the patron and tunneler demand that St. Barbara is present with them underground.”
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Critic: German Catholicism is rich – but in the wrong ways
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- August 13, 2017
The editor of Catholic News Agency’s German edition wrote an opinion article for The Catholic Herald in the U.K. summarizing his view of what has gone wrong for the Catholic Church in his country of Germany. While it is a church rich in terms of money, it is losing members quickly, and those who stay aren’t going to Mass.
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Brazilian archbishop robbed at his residence
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- August 10, 2017
Criminals stole scented oils, pocket money, a cross, and cell phone from a Brazilian archbishop outside of his residence. During a moment of distraction, a deacon was able to hide away in the bathroom, where he called the police. Once the robbers realized he was missing, they fled.
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