Haitian bishop decries ‘bribe’ from government in advance of elections

A Catholic bishop has criticised a government official’s offer that the Church could name the Haitian ambassador to the Holy See if Church officials promptly nominated a Catholic representative to the Provisional Electoral Council. Bishop Pierre Andre Dumas of Nippes, Haiti, vice president of the Haitian bishops’ conference, told the congregation at St Anthony of... Read More

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August 18, 2020

Beating peaceful demonstrators is ‘grave sin,’ says Belarusian archbishop

Bishops in Belarus demanded an end to repression and confirmed Catholic clergy and laypeople were beaten and jailed during street protests following disputed elections on 9th August. “The beating of peaceful demonstrators who want to know the truth, their cruel treatment and inhumane detention, is a grave sin on the conscience of those who give criminal... Read More

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May 30, 2019

Europe’s bishops call for unity, co-operation after crucial EU elections

Catholic Church leaders welcomed the outcome of key European Union elections as endorsing their continent’s unity, but also called for stronger dialogue in European politics. “People have shown responsibility by voting. This is a very positive sign,” said the Archbishop of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Hollerich, president of the Brussels-based Commission of European Union Bishops’ Conference, or... Read More

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May 12, 2019

Catholic bishops urge ‘solidarity vote’ in support of European Union

Catholic bishops from France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg have said the European Union risks being undermined by growing national opposition and urged citizens to rally behind it in upcoming continent-wide elections. “The EU is threatened today by various economic, political, demographic and ideological crises – but we are convinced it has tools to overcome them,”... Read More

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April 24, 2019

Before Australian elections, bishops call for help for most vulnerable

The government that leads Australia following May elections needs to increase support for vulnerable families and indigenous Australians, provide jobs for all and aid refugees, the bishops’ social services commission said. “Families in disadvantaged, rural and remote communities deserve access to the same levels and quality of services that are readily available to those in... Read More

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February 11, 2019

Nigerian bishops urge voters to reflect, pray ahead of country’s elections

Nigeria’s Catholic bishops called on voters to prepare to cast their ballots in upcoming elections by reflecting, fasting and praying on how best the country’s future can be served. Recalling that Nigeria had remained united despite numerous difficult political challenges, the bishops said prayer was still needed for a new era to dawn in Africa’s... Read More

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October 2, 2018

The ballot box is Brazil’s greatest asset in the fight for equality

All involved in the Brazilian elections on 7th October must put the needs of the poorest and most marginalised communities top of their agenda, says UK aid agency CAFOD. Movimento em Defesa do Favelado (MDF), CAFOD’s local partner in São Paulo, argues the inequality plaguing Brazil – which has been intensified by the 2017 labour... Read More

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September 19, 2018

Nigerian bishops tell citizens not to sell their votes or voter cards

Nigeria’s bishops advised citizens not to sell their permanent voter cards or their votes for the February general elections. “Despite the deception and defections, Nigerian voters must be wise enough to show some of our politicians, who may have so much to hide, that ‘they can run, but they cannot hide,'” the bishops said in... Read More

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December 15, 2017

‘Outcry and uproar’: Congo’s bishops urge noise protest till election

Catholic bishops in Congo have instructed clergy to toll their church bells each week until fresh elections are held. “After morning Mass, we expect a prayer for the nation and the reading of extracts from bishops’ conference messages – with church bells sounding each Thursday,” Mgr Jean-Marie Bomengola, secretary of the bishops’ commission for social... Read More

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July 21, 2017

Sierra Leone bishops say citizen action for peace key to 2018 elections

Catholic bishops in Sierra Leone called on citizens to refrain from actions to destabilise the West African nation and to come together before next year’s elections in the same spirit that helped end the country’s civil war and overcome its Ebola epidemic. The elections, set for 7th March, are seen as key to maintaining the... Read More

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Haitian bishop decries ‘bribe’ from government in advance of elections

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Europe’s bishops call for unity, co-operation after crucial EU elections

Catholic bishops urge ‘solidarity vote’ in support of European Union

Before Australian elections, bishops call for help for most vulnerable

Nigerian bishops urge voters to reflect, pray ahead of country’s elections

The ballot box is Brazil’s greatest asset in the fight for equality

Nigerian bishops tell citizens not to sell their votes or voter cards

‘Outcry and uproar’: Congo’s bishops urge noise protest till election

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