Biden administration halts border projects funded with military money

The Biden administration announced it would stop paying for construction projects along the southern border between Mexico and the US, which were being funded with money originally designated for the military. Although former President Donald Trump had promised during his presidential campaign that Mexico would pay for the wall to keep migrants out, his administration used billions of dollars designated... Read More

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May 4, 2021

At Rosary, pope prays resources move from military to pandemic prevention

Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global recitation of the Rosary, pleading for Mary’s intercession for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. And he prayed on 1st May that Mary would move people’s consciences “so that the enormous amounts spent to increase and perfect weapons are instead used to promote research... Read More

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April 29, 2021

Catholic leaders urge India to deploy military to help with pandemic

As Covid-19 continues to claim thousands of lives daily in India, some Catholic leaders have called on the federal government to deploy the military to deal with the crisis before it worsens. “The second wave of Covid-19 is surely a national calamity, and the entire nation is struggling as thousands are dying and hundreds of thousands are getting infected daily,”... Read More

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April 17, 2021

Hunters’ shock as river reveals a fragment of military history

A fragment of a hand grenade thrown during one of the most significant battles of the first Jacobite rebellion has been discovered in a Perthshire river. Rick Edwards, presenter of Sky History’s River Hunters, and US YouTube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience, unearthed the iron fragment from the River Garry... Read More

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March 18, 2021

International Catholic organisations condemn Myanmar military actions

International Catholic organisations are condemning the actions of the Myanmar military, which has continued to crack down on protesters since its 1st February coup. SIGNIS, Pax Christi International and the Focolare movement released a joint statement that voiced solidarity with Myanmar’s citizens. In Seoul, South Korea, Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung wrote to Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, president of... Read More

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February 16, 2021

Use of military barracks as accommodation for asylum seekers ‘irresponsible’, say church leaders

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has joined Christian leaders in calling on the Home Office to stop the use of disused military barracks as accommodation for asylum seekers. The cardinal, together with Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales’ (CBCEW) Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees and other church leaders in writing to... Read More

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February 12, 2021

Responding to coup, Biden freezes Myanmar’s military assets in US

US President Joe Biden ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar to prevent six generals from accessing $1 billion in Myanmar government funds in the United States. Biden said the new sanctions would allow his administration to freeze assets that benefit Myanmar’s military leaders while maintaining support for health programmes, civil society groups... Read More

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October 16, 2020

Pope repeats call to divert funds from military to fighting hunger

Repeating a call first made by St Paul VI, Pope Francis urged a global move to divert money from national military spending and use it to “definitely defeat hunger.” Addressing representatives of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization on Friday 16th October, World Food Day, Pope Francis seemed to go a step further than St... Read More

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August 6, 2020

US archbishop echoes pope in calling for abolition of nuclear weapons

Marking the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Japan, the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has echoed Pope Francis’ long-standing call for full nuclear disarmament. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles has urged world leaders to “persevere in their efforts to abolish these weapons of mass destruction, which threaten the... Read More

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