Peace activist receives 14-month prison sentence for submarine base protest

One of seven Kings Bay Plowshares peace activists received a 14-month prison sentence for entering a Georgia naval base and symbolically damaging weapons systems in 2018. US District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood handed down the sentence to Carmen Trotta, a Catholic Worker from New York, during a three-hour video court hearing on 12th November that had been delayed several times... Read More

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October 20, 2020

Catholic MP challenged on his disregard of pope’s plea for urgent action on climate

On the morning of Saturday 17th October, North East Somerset MP Jacob Rees-Mogg was met by Christian and local resident, Rich Prior who is a member Christian Climate Action, the name for the Christians of Extinction Rebellion. Mr Prior was supported by Keynsham Extinction Rebellion. The group carried a coffin enclosing a model of the... Read More

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July 1, 2020

Bishop denounces activist’s call to destroy statues of Jesus

A bishop in the United States has denounced comments by a Black Lives Matter activist who said statues of Jesus Christ that depict him ‘with European features’ need to come down ‘because they support white supremacy’. As a shepherd of the Catholic Church, “I cannot remain silent. I need to denounce such a call to... Read More

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July 30, 2018

Jailed Vietnamese Catholic activist ends hunger strike

A prominent Catholic blogger and activist ended a two-week hunger strike in a Vietnamese prison after she met with visiting US diplomats, local bloggers reported. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, 39, stopped her strike after the visit on 23rd July, ucanews.com reported, after the Network of Vietnamese Bloggers released a statement on 25th July. The bloggers... Read More

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