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June 3, 2020

Trump visits shrine on anniversary of St John Paul II visit to Poland

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the St John Paul II National Shrine in Washington before he signed an executive order back at the White House to expand US support for international religious freedom efforts. Yesterday’s crosstown trip was excoriated by several Catholic leaders, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington, who... Read More
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March 30, 2019

Cold Feet star James Nesbitt urges financial assistance for victims of the Troubles

James Nesbitt has said it is “scandalous” so much money has been “wasted” on Brexit while special pensions for those left severely injured in The Troubles are still not guaranteed. The actor from Coleraine urged those in power to honour their “moral and social responsibility” in securing a degree of financial security for victims so... Read More
Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland
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March 12, 2019

Four CRS staffers, humanitarian workers aboard Ethiopian jet that crashed

Four Catholic Relief Service staff members on their way to a training session in Nairobi, Kenya, were among the passengers aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed moments after takeoff in the east African nation. The accident on 10th March claimed the lives of 157 people on board, many of them from humanitarian agencies. Others... Read More
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October 10, 2018

Kim Jong Un ‘wants the pope to visit North Korea’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit his country, South Korean officials have said. Mr Kim told South Korean president Moon Jae-in during their summit last month that the pope would be “enthusiastically” welcomed in North Korea, South Korea’s presidential office said. The North Korean leader has been engaged in intensive... Read More
Catholic Times, News – Vatican, News – World
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August 15, 2015

US Embassy in Cuba reopens, ending 54-year diplomatic break

With Havana Harbour’s bright blue waters and a trio of vintage US cars parked along the Malecon framing the scene, Secretary of State John Kerry officially reopened the US Embassy in Cuba on Friday, marking the end of more than 54 years of fractured diplomatic relations. Since the United States broke off diplomatic relations and... Read More
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