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In war-torn Ethiopia, Church provides material and spiritual help
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'“I don’t have the words to describe their suffering; there is great despair and the people are traumatized,”
A bishop-elect is shot in South Sudan
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"South Sudan faces major challenges attributed to civil conflicts, recurring natural disasters such as floods, and economic collapse."
In Mozambique, lack of hope entices the young to join terrorist ranks
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"One of the strong reasons that motivates our young people to allow themselves to be enticed and join the various forms of insurgencyis based on ...
Flash floods, landslides traumatize Catholics in Indonesia
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“I am completely traumatized by what happened that night. I told doctors that I could not think of anything. Just a blank mind."
Priests, women religious among 10 Catholics kidnapped in Haiti
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“The Church in Haiti has a prophetic mission. She must denounce the terrible conditions. So it is quite possible that she is a thorn in ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: bishops warn of threat of Islamism
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Prisoners who escaped the Islamist militia also confirmed to the bishops “that they had been compelled to convert to Islam.”
In Pakistan, Christian families face destruction of their homes
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"We are being made homeless. Our law suppresses the weak in service of the powerful. Our dreams have been broken.”
Myanmar: ACN calls for prayers
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“I am shaken by the news that has reached us from Myanmar—the degree of brutality with which the security forces are apparently prepared to shoot ...
In northern Mozambique, ‘they are shooting everywhere’
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"When these attacks take place, the people flee into the mountains, and so it is difficult to communicate with them on account of the weak ...
In Myanmar, cardinal urges protestors not to turn to violence
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“All faith traditions adhere to non-violence because all violence is intrinsically evil. Violence brings greater violence. I unconditionally condemn ail acts of violence against unarmed ...