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South Sudan: “If I meet the Pope, I’ll thank him for bringing us hope”
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This visit is a landmark in the history of the youngest country on earth, a country which only gained its independence in 2011. Nobody wants ...
Nuncio to the Congo: “The Pope encourages reconciliation”
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"Francis is coming to Congo because this country is very important to the Catholic Church. The DRC has the largest number of Catholics in Africa, ...
ACN to hold three days of prayer for Myanmar, on second anniversary of coup
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“As we prepare to mark the second anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, on February 1, we ask God to move the hearts of ...
Nigeria: Thousands gather for tribute to Father Isaac Achi
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“Father Achi’s activities among his people in Kafin Koro could have caused the desire for his abduction or even killing. He has been the voice ...
New convent beckons Christians to return to Iraq
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The jihadist terror group was eventually defeated, but the buildings, including two important churches, were almost destroyed, and the population scattered, some to refugee camps, ...
Cuba celebrates anniversary of John Paul II’s visit amid social and economic crisis
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“The witness of a man tested by pain and illness” marked a ‘before’ and an ‘after’ for Cuban Catholics.
Syria: From prisoner to archbishop
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It is hard to scare a man who spent months locked in a bathroom, threatened daily with death and who was even subjected to ...
Priest dies in attack on parish in northern Nigeria
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The gunmen doused the outside of the house with fuel and set fire to it. Father Colins Omeh, who was also in the rectory, tried ...
Amazonian indigenous community can now read the Bible in its own language
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“We all like to hear, read, and meditate on the Word of God in our own language, in our own cultural and historical context,”
Burkina Faso: ‘50 percent of our territory is under occupation’
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The terrorists want to eradicate this society and all who do not profess the same brand of Islam as they do, including Muslims, which means ...