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For one young Maronite protester, hope for a better future for Lebanon
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“Seeing people from different ages, different backgrounds, different religions and from all over Lebanon, all united together against this corrupt system—that’s all I needed to ...
In one Indian diocese, 26,000 students pray rosary together
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In keeping with the promise of Saint Padre Pio—“When one million children pray the rosary, the world will change”—the campaign is intended to strengthen the ...
Nicaragua’s ongoing crisis hampers the training of priests
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"What most impresses me is that there are people on the other side of the world who are helping us, people whom we will undoubtedly ...
In South Sudan, a priest says he ‘was ready for new mission’ in a troubled land
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According to official statistics, about three quarters of all inhabitants of South Sudan over 15 years of age are illiterate. The priest soon realized that ...
In Haiti, bishops ask government to quell ‘fratricidal warfare’
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Bishop Jean said that “despite our repeated pleas for nearly two years, Haiti’s politicians have not responded. In July 2018 we already had a big ...
Amazon synod: ‘Indigenous peoples have had God with them for a long time’
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"We are going to have to ask for many prayers so that we can have the gift of discernment. We have considered the reality of ...
Diocese in Cameroon is hard hit by violence triggered by country’s political crisis
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ACN’s sources report that state security forces have entered Catholic medical centers with firearms in search of suspected pro-independence fighters undergoing treatment.
ACN calls on children around the world to pray for peace and unity
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“It has truly become a prayer campaign of the World Church, which not only moves the hearts of children, but also those of adults and ...
Priest from Mauritius: Pope ‘will unify the mosaic’ of the island
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“There are some tensions at times, certainly, but generally we get along well. Our little island society could even be cited as an example of ...
Pope Francis to visit Madagascar, a nation mired in conflict
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“At a broader level there is a mentality of entrenched thinking, of institutionalized corruption, which continues to undermine the future of Magascar.”