Church activists demand investigation after possible massacre of migrants

Catholic groups are calling on the Mexican government to investigate a possible massacre of migrants near the US-Mexico border. Mexican officials found 19 charred bodies in two burned-out vehicles on 23rd January in municipality of Camargo, an area rife with organised crime activity, which sits opposite the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. It’s considered a popular spot for smugglers... Read More

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September 3, 2020

Catholic community split over ‘amicable agreement’ for 1997 massacre

The Mexican government and some survivors of a notorious massacre of Indigenous peoples by paramilitaries will sign an “amicable agreement” that includes an apology and reparations. But a group backed by the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas in southern Chiapas state has rejected the agreement. Group members say they want an investigation that... Read More

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August 14, 2019

Catholic mother who served soldiers tea and sandwiches shot dead by army months later

The daughter of a Catholic woman who welcomed the arrival of British soldiers in Northern Ireland said she was shot dead by the Army months after serving them tea and sandwiches at her family home. Joan Connolly, a mother-of-eight, lived with her husband and children in a predominately Catholic area in west Belfast when the... Read More

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January 5, 2019

Animal group demands end to badger cull

The “totally unwarranted massacre” of badgers in England must be “stopped immediately”, an animal welfare group has told the Government. The call comes as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs revealed that 32,601 badgers were killed during control operations conducted in 30 areas of England between 3rd September and 1st November 2018. Farming... Read More

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August 14, 2018

Filipinos welcome US vow to return historic Catholic church bells

Filipinos welcomed an announcement by the United States that it planned to soon return church bells seized by American troops as trophies during the Philippine-American War more than a century ago. In a statement on 11th August, the US embassy in Manila said Congress already has been informed about plans to return the “bells of... Read More

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October 2, 2017

US bishops, pope call for prayers after ‘unspeakable terror’

The US has experienced “yet another night filled with unspeakable terror” and “we need to pray and to take care of those who are suffering,” said the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington. In Las Vegas, a gunman now identified by law enforcement officials as Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, was perched... Read More

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