Israeli police arrest man for throwing firebomb inside Catholic church

Israeli police have arrested a Jewish man after he allegedly threw a firebomb inside the Basilica of All Nations at Gethsemane Church on the Mount of Olives on 4th December. Though not immediately identified, the man was wearing a large crocheted skullcap generally associated with Jewish settlers. Franciscan Fr Benito Choque, superior of the Convent of Gethsemane, told Catholic... Read More

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November 24, 2020

Defiant priest vows to continue with Mass after police visit

A priest has vowed to keep his church open despite being warned by the police that he risked prosecution after he celebrated Mass in the presence of his parishioners. Fr PJ Hughes says he could not force people to leave Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Mullahoran while he celebrated Mass. The priest, originally from... Read More

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October 22, 2020

Nigerian bishops back #EndSARS protests against police brutality

Several Nigerian bishops, including the head of the bishops’ conference, have criticised police attacks that have left at least 10 protesters dead and hundreds injured. The bishops say the protests are symptomatic of ongoing corruption issues in the country. “It is quite unfair to lose so many citizens of the country due to trigger-happy police... Read More

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October 9, 2020

Police arrest two over ‘cannabis sweets’ that saw 17 pupils taken to hospital

Two people have been arrested by police investigating an incident at a north London Catholic school which left 17 children feeling unwell after eating sweets that were believed to have contained an active ingredient of cannabis. Police were called by London Ambulance Service at around 11.45am on Monday 5th October to La Sainte Union Catholic School... Read More

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August 13, 2020

Celebrating A-level students warned not to break lockdown rules

A police chief has warned A-level students not to break lockdown rules when they party after receiving their results. Assistant Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Nick Bailey said his officers did not want to marr the “joyous occasion” by handing out fines. GMP has seen a surge in demand in recent days, with... Read More

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July 28, 2020

French police arrest cathedral volunteer who confesses to Nantes fire

A Rwandan is facing up to 10 years in prison after he confessed to deliberately setting fire to the city’s Gothic cathedral. French media reported the 39-year-old man, named only as Emmanuel A, admitted lighting two fires in the area of a 17th-century organ and a third above an electrical panel in the Cathedral of... Read More

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July 21, 2020

French police suspect arson was cause of fire at Nantes cathedral

French police have opened an arson investigation into a fire at a Gothic cathedral in Nantes. The blaze broke out in three places in the Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul on 18th July. Although more than 100 firefighters contained the blaze within two hours and stopped it from spreading to the main body of the... Read More

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June 25, 2020

Bishops praise Bolivians who seize drug-trafficking plane at airstrip

Bishops in Bolivia’s Amazon region praised residents of a small town who seized a light plane, apparently owned by drug traffickers, that had violated their ban on landing at the local airstrip. “Drug trafficking in Bolivia is widespread, and this situation has made that clear,” Bishop Eugenio Coter of Riberalta, who heads the Pan-Amazonian Church... Read More

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