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  • Pope says he symbolically kneels in plea for Myanmar peace

    Pope says he symbolically kneels in plea for Myanmar peace

    • Mar 17, 2021

    Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed for bloodshed to end and dialogue to prevail in Myanmar, saying he symbolically kneels in that country’s streets, where protests against the military takeover were continuing and the death toll has mounted.

    By Associated Press
  • TV documentary shows scale of Church-brokered illegal adoptions in Ireland

    TV documentary shows scale of Church-brokered illegal adoptions in Ireland

    • Mar 4, 2021

    A new documentary in Ireland has detailed a series of illegal adoptions facilitated by religious orders in the country, which involved the creation of false birth certificates.

    By Charles Collins
  • NI Loyalist paramilitaries end support of Good Friday Agreement over Brexit deal

    NI Loyalist paramilitaries end support of Good Friday Agreement over Brexit deal

    • Mar 4, 2021

    Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland say they are “withdrawing support” from the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that brought an end to “The Troubles” – a 30-year conflict that left over 3,500 people dead.

    By Charles Collins
  • ‘Not a good idea:’ Experts concerned about pope trip to Iraq

    ‘Not a good idea:’ Experts concerned about pope trip to Iraq

    • Feb 28, 2021

    Infectious disease experts are expressing concern about Pope Francis’s upcoming trip to Iraq, given a sharp rise in coronavirus infections there, a fragile health care system and the unavoidable likelihood that Iraqis will crowd to see him.

    By Nicole Winfield and Samya Kullab
  • Brooklyn bishop calls suit accusing him of decades-old abuse ‘defamatory’

    Brooklyn bishop calls suit accusing him of decades-old abuse ‘defamatory’

    • Feb 24, 2021

    Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said Feb. 22 a lawsuit filed against him in New Jersey Superior Court over a claim of abuse that allegedly occurred decades ago “is defamatory.”

    By Catholic News Service
  • Vatican official insists religious services are ‘essential services’

    Vatican official insists religious services are ‘essential services’

    • Feb 24, 2021

    For believers, the ability to practice their faith and receive spiritual guidance are “the highest of essential services,” and pandemic practices over the past year have shown they are not automatically super-spreader events, the Vatican foreign minister said.

    By Catholic News Service
  • After U.S. hits 500,000 COVID deaths, Chicago cardinal calls for prayer, vigilance against virus

    After U.S. hits 500,000 COVID deaths, Chicago cardinal calls for prayer, vigilance against virus

    • Feb 23, 2021

    Monday night, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago encouraged Catholics to “not let one day go by without a prayer of remembrance for the millions across the globe” already lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By John Lavenburg
  • Irish archbishops ask government to allow public worship during Lent

    Irish archbishops ask government to allow public worship during Lent

    • Feb 22, 2021

    Catholic officials have asked the Irish prime minister to allow people to return to public worship during the Lenten season.

    By Charles Collins
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