Six African and Asian countries affected by new US travel restrictions

Catholic leaders in the United States said a Trump administration plan to limit the issuance of immigrant visas for people from six African and Asian nations “undermines family reunification” and will make it more difficult to support migrants forced from their homeland. “We note with particular sadness and have witnessed firsthand the trauma of family... Read More

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September 26, 2018

Pope prays for victims of ferry disaster in Tanzania

Pope Francis mourned the loss of more than 200 lives in a ferry accident on Lake Victoria near the Tanzanian island of Ukara. He expressed his “sincere solidarity with those who mourn the loss of their loved ones and those who fear for the lives of those still missing,” in a telegram sent on his... Read More

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September 25, 2018

East African bishops to prioritise fundamentalism in October synod

Due to its impact on young Catholics in Africa, fundamentalism will be a topic that bishops from East Africa prioritise in their talks with other delegates during the synod’s intervention sessions. More than 300 delegates, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, sisters and laypeople are expected to attend the 3rd to 28th October Synod of Bishops, which... Read More

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July 24, 2018

East African bishops applaud Eritrea, Ethiopia peace process

The bishops of East Africa praised the peace efforts that brought an end to the two-decade war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. In a statement on 22nd July, the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa, known by the acronym AMECEA, said the steps taken by the leaders of both countries “show that Africans have... Read More

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May 18, 2018

Migration issue transcends narrow view of security, self-interest, says pope

Diplomats have a duty to uphold human rights for all people, especially those fleeing their countries due to war, poverty and environmental challenges, Pope Francis told new ambassadors to the Vatican. The issue of migration “has an intrinsically ethical dimension that transcends national borders and narrow conceptions of security and self-interest,” the pope said on... Read More

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March 12, 2017

Acclaimed composer so proud to be a CAFOD ambassador

A Bradford-born, award-winning film composer who penned the score for Johnny Depp’s latest film London Fields has become the newest ambassador for UK aid agency, CAFOD. Benson Taylor, whose music has featured in TV shows the Big Bang Theory, Orange is the New Black and Two and a Half Men is currently supporting the charity’s... Read More

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May 9, 2016

Health care is a right, not a privilege, pope says

The Catholic Church is not a fancy medical clinic for the rich, but a “field hospital” that — often literally — provides the only medical care some people will ever receive, Pope Francis said. “Health is not a consumer good but a universal right, so access to health services cannot be a privilege,” the pope... Read More

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