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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April 4, 2019

Sergeant O criticises ‘gutless’ Government over failure to draw line under past

A former soldier investigated over the shooting of 13 civilians in Derry has criticised the Government as “gutless”. The 77-year-old known as Sergeant O said a statute of limitations should be introduced to prevent future historical investigations from taking place. He said it should apply to events in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as Northern... Read More

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December 12, 2018

US returns church bells to Philippines after more than 100 years

After more than a century, the United States government has returned three church bells swiped by American forces as war booty from the central Philippine town of Balangiga. Ucanews.com reported that, after years of repeated demands for their return, the bells were brought home aboard a US military plane on 11th December. The United States... Read More

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US archbishop echoes pope in calling for abolition of nuclear weapons

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