Hong Kong Masses remember Tiananmen Square protesters

The protesters killed in Tiananmen Square in mainland China on 4th June, 1989, used to be remembered in Hong Kong with an annual candlelight vigil in the city’s expansive Victoria Park, attended by crowds as big as 130,000, all holding flickering candles. Now the lawful gatherings seem to be limited to seven Catholic churches. The... Read More

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April 22, 2021

Politics must be built from the bottom up, pope says

Politics can be regenerated by recognising the importance of spirituality in people’s lives, Pope Francis said. “That is why it is essential that faith communities meet together and fraternise in order to work ‘for and with the people'” and why it is urgent to build the future “from below, from a politics with the people, rooted in the people,” he said in a video message.... Read More

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November 6, 2020

Papal support and opposition linked more to politics than faith, poll says

In Italy, a person’s support for – or opposition to – Pope Francis has a stronger connection to their political affiliation or worldview than to their faith, a recent survey concluded. A poll conducted by SWG, an Italian firm that monitors public opinion, showed that of the 800 adults surveyed in Italy, a significant number of people... Read More

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June 26, 2020

Justice movements need people united behind strategic goals, King says

The cause of greater justice for all will be best served when people unite with a focus on reaching strategic goals, Bernice King told Vatican News. Racism can be defeated “first by refusing to turn a blind eye, by gathering information on the issues and by educating ourselves on the root causes and outcomes of... Read More

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June 16, 2020

‘Feel the pain,’ Lebanese cardinal urges government as poverty increases

Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai called for the country’s leaders to hear the cries of suffering citizens, as poverty overtakes the population, including the middle class. “Feel the pain, officials,” Cardinal Rai, patriarch of Maronite Catholics, urged in his homily from the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon north of Beirut on Sunday. He also renewed... Read More

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May 14, 2019

South African bishops to new president: Focus on jobs, ending corruption

With general elections over, South Africa’s Catholic bishops urged the new president to focus on jobs for young people and rooting out state corruption. “We call on the ruling party to develop a national strategic plan” to address joblessness among young people, which has contributed to “the disenchantment and voter apathy among the youth,” the... Read More

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March 20, 2019

CAFOD urges government to stop playing politics with aid budget

CAFOD has warned politicians that the aid budget should not be used “to play politics”. The agency’s warning comes as the former international development secretary Priti Patel backed plans to take back control of the foreign aid budget. She is calling for urgent reforms to how British taxpayer cash is spent abroad, saying we “need... Read More

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February 27, 2019

Stop threatening priests or ‘deal with me,’ says Philippine president

After calling the country’s Catholic bishops “useless fools” who should be “killed,” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has now warned anyone against harming priests and prelates. The president made the warning after being told that people close to his family have threatened bishops and priests critical of his administration’s policies, reported ucanews.com “Do not touch the... Read More

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