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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October 25, 2018

Judge orders arrest of longtime suspect in St Romero’s 1980 killing

Days after the Catholic Church declared Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero a saint, a judge in El Salvador issued a capture order for a former military captain suspected of killing the religious leader in 1980 as he celebrated Mass. Judge Rigoberto Chicas issued the order on 23rd October for national and international authorities to apprehend... Read More

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

US returns church bells to Philippines after more than 100 years

Bishops: Ukrainians have ‘sacred duty’ to defend against Russian forces

Judge orders arrest of longtime suspect in St Romero’s 1980 killing

CAFOD celebrates with Catholics across the world as Oscar Romero is named El Salvador’s first saint

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