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October 4, 2019

Bishop says forgiveness in court was act of Christian love

A bishop said that the public forgiveness offered by the brother of a murder victim toward the person who killed him was “an incredible example of Christian love”. Bishop Edward J. Burns, who heads of the Diocese of Dallas in the United States, offered the statement after 18-year-old Brandt Jean forgave former Dallas police officer... Read More
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August 24, 2019

Chaplain for Sport urges Government to intervene in sport’s racism issue

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has urged the Government to intervene in efforts to eradicate the “repellent scourge” of racism from sport. He urged the public to contact their MPs to make sure that they are actively stepping up attempts to do so. His call comes after Phil Neville called on the “football community” to... Read More
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August 6, 2019

Archbishop criticises west’s failure to act on oppression

Christianity in Iraq could be on the brink of completely disappearing – one of the country’s most respected Church leaders has said. In an interview with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need coinciding with the anniversary of Daesh’s 2014 seizure of Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil stated: “Christianity in Iraq... Read More
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March 6, 2019

Bishop urges Church to think global, act local during Lent to beat climate change

The Bishop of Salford has urged churchgoers to think global, act local in an effort to tackle climate change and not just leave the “problem” for governments to remedy. Bishop John Arnold, who is also Bishop for the Environment, stressed that while governments must play their part in responding to the issue, each individual member... Read More
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February 19, 2019

Religious superiors admit denial, slowness to act against abuse

Twisted ideas of power and authority in the Catholic Church have contributed to the clerical sexual abuse crisis, leaders of religious orders said, but sometimes the positive “sense of family” in their own communities also made them slow to act. “Pope Francis rightly attacks the culture of clericalism which has hindered our fight against abuse... Read More
Catholic Times, News – Vatican, News – World
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December 15, 2018

Young CAFOD call on UN to act on climate

CAFOD volunteers who travelled to COP24 on a pilgrimage with the Catholic aid agency took part in a march through the streets of Katowice with at least a thousand other young Catholics drawn from around the world to raise awareness of the need for action on climate change. The delegation’s main call was for the... Read More
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December 4, 2018

Catholic footballer pays for homeless to stay in hotel

Catholic footballer James McClean has provided homeless people with meals and shelter. The Republic of Ireland international, together with his wife Erin, has paid for six people to stay in a hotel in his home city of Derry, with all of their meals provided. McClean’s latest charitable act was revealed by his sister, Mary-Jane McClean,... Read More
Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland
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October 29, 2018

US bishops condemn shooting at synagogue, all ‘acts of hate’

The US Catholic bishops stand with “our brothers and sisters of the Jewish community,” the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops said after an horrific shooting in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life Synagogue, described as a hub of Jewish life in that city. The shooting occurred on 27th October during a morning... Read More
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October 29, 2018

Pope calls deadly attack on synagogue an inhumane act of violence

Pope Francis prayed for those affected by a deadly attack inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, calling it an act of inhumane violence. “We are all hurt by this inhumane act of violence,” the pope said on 28th October, the day after a gunman, shouting anti-Semitic insults, killed 11 people in the Tree of Life synagogue. “May... Read More
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October 9, 2018

Unprecedented action needed to curb global warming

Countries must take ‘unprecedented’ action to slash carbon emissions to zero by 2050 and limit dangerous global warming, a key report has warned. Impacts of climate change, from droughts to rising seas, will be less extreme if temperature rises are curbed at 1.5C above pre-industrial levels than if they climb to 2C, the UN-backed study... Read More
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