‘Church shouldn’t stay silent,’ church official says amid Russian protests

The secretary-general of the Russian bishops’ conference defended his Church’s right to speak out during police repression, as the country’s Catholic archbishop demanded “substantial, concrete answers” to societal problems that are the subject of current massive protests. “Young people have gone out in freezing temperatures and tried to express their convictions, and many have suffered... Read More

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January 18, 2021

US bishop urges extension of last remaining US-Russia arms pact

The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace urged an extension of the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, Illinois, said that extending the bilateral treaty known as New START “is essential to maintaining limits on the most dangers nuclear weapons... Read More

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October 6, 2020

Russia’s Catholic Church warns against proposed curbs on clergy

Catholic Church officials in Russia have criticised planned religious law changes that will require all clergy who studied abroad to retrain in a Russian college. “Like other confessions, we find it absurd to talk of recertifying priests who are already in service and of having to send our archbishop back to seminary for a course in Russian history... Read More

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July 29, 2020

British MP speaks out about ‘hacking attempts’ against him

A Catholic British MP has spoken out about “hacking attempts” against him coming from inside Iran and Russia. Tom Tugendhat, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, also explained how there had been “attempted troublemaking” using an email address pretending to be him based in mainland China. Mr Tugendhat, who serves as Tory MP for Tonbridge... Read More

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June 11, 2020

Ukrainian president again asks pope to help with citizens’ release

In a phone conversation with Pope Francis, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed for help in securing the release of Ukrainian citizens being held in areas occupied by Russian or pro-Russian forces. The pope reportedly thanked the president for working toward a peaceful settlement of the conflict and ‘also noted that he was dealing with the... Read More

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February 3, 2020

Parties working to get US and Russia to discuss nuclear arms reduction

An effort is underway through nongovernmental channels to bring US and Russian negotiators together to discuss new reductions in the countries’ nuclear weapons arsenals, an official with the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development said during a visit to The Catholic University of America. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi explained during a program at the school... Read More

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January 21, 2020

Pope hopes Berlin summit will lead to peace in Libya

Pope Francis said he hoped that an international summit in Berlin would be the first step toward peace in war-torn Libya. “I very much hope that this summit, which is so important, will be the start of a path toward an end to violence and a negotiated solution leading to peace and the much-desired stability... Read More

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January 9, 2020

President of US Catholic bishops urges world leaders to pursue dialogue and seek peace

Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling for urgent prayers “that our world’s leaders will pursue dialogue and seek peace”. “In the face of the escalating tensions with Iran,” he said, people... Read More

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October 29, 2019

Priest in warning: Essex tragedy won’t be the last

A Vietnamese Catholic priest has warned that the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in Essex may have been part of a larger group of more than 100 people travelling to Europe. The warning comes as experts revealed Vietnamese families are paying smugglers large sums of money to help transport relatives into Europe... Read More

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