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Christian wedding party attacked in central India

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The Jindal Center in Raigarh in Chhattisgarh, a state in central India. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Christian wedding party attacked in central India

Jun 20
Nirmala Carvalho

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Catholic Church warns assisted suicide Bill in Britain would damage hospice care

Jun 19
Charles Collins

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Online gambling ‘wrecking lives’ of poor Filipinos, says Cardinal David

Jun 19
Joseph San Mateo

UN troops deploy outside Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 24, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Congo bishops denounce claim by political leader Church involved in conspiracy

Jun 19
Ngala Killian Chimtom

The Jindal Center in Raigarh in Chhattisgarh, a state in central India. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Christian wedding party attacked in central India

Jun 20
Nirmala Carvalho

Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Armed groups in DR Congo still recruit children to their ranks

Jun 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Catholic Church warns assisted suicide Bill in Britain would damage hospice care

Jun 19
Charles Collins

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Online gambling ‘wrecking lives’ of poor Filipinos, says Cardinal David

Jun 19
Joseph San Mateo

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