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Catholic Archbishop in Ireland Responds to Stabbing of Three Children amid Violent Riots

Nov 24, 2023

Archbishop Dermot Farrell has asked people to join him in praying for the injured, which includes a 5-year-old girl who sustained serious injuries.

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Unrest in France: Religious Leaders Call for Dialogue and Calm

Jul 3, 2023

France’s bishops joined other religious leaders over the weekend in responding to the ongoing unrest in their country with a call for peace, dialogue, and a return to calm.

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South Africa’s Riots Spark People’s Deep-seated Anger: Catholic Peace Entity

Jul 13, 2021

The ongoing violence in South Africa that started with riots following the jailing of the country’s former President Jacob Zuma has very little to do with the former President, the leadership of an international Catholic peace entity has told ACI Africa, adding that people are expelling their anger after many years of suffering.

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Preside Over, Celebrate Sacraments “properly vested”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya at Priestly Ordination

Pilgrims at Annual Marian Pilgrimage in Angola Urged to Foster Listening to Shun “cycles of violence”

Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation Official Urges Parents, Caregivers to Protect Children’s Rights, “eliminate mistreatment”

Opening and blessing of St. Stanislaus Ekule Catholic Church of Ngong Diocese in Kenya that the Local Ordinary, Bishop John Oballa Owaa, presided over on 29 October 2024. Credit: Nicholas Waigwa

The Time to Be “closer to God ... is now”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Young Christian Workers

At the Angelus on Nov. 3, 2024, Pope Francis asked for prayers for Valencia, a region in southeast Spain that was hit by devastating flash flooding in late October. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: The heart of our faith is love

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Preside Over, Celebrate Sacraments “properly vested”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya at Priestly Ordination

Opening and blessing of St. Stanislaus Ekule Catholic Church of Ngong Diocese in Kenya that the Local Ordinary, Bishop John Oballa Owaa, presided over on 29 October 2024. Credit: Nicholas Waigwa

The Time to Be “closer to God ... is now”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Young Christian Workers

Pope Francis prays at the “Garden of Angels” section of the Laurentino Cemetery in Rome on All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2, 2024. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Prays in Cemetery for Unborn Children on All Souls’ Day

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Catholic Charity Foundation Reveals “a worsening situation” of Christian Persecution in Mali’s Mopti Region

Fr. Thomas Oyode. Credit: Nigerian Catholics

How Rector at Minor Seminary in Nigeria Offered Himself to Kidnappers to Save Seminarians

Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

 This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of November

At the Angelus on Nov. 3, 2024, Pope Francis asked for prayers for Valencia, a region in southeast Spain that was hit by devastating flash flooding in late October. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: The heart of our faith is love

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