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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.”
In Crimea, faith-based summer camps bring ray of hope
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"Many families cannot afford to go on holiday. However, the risk of becoming addicted to computers, the internet, drugs or alcohol is particularly high for ...
Philippines: Hundreds march to express solidarity with bishops charged with sedition
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"Let us stand in solidarity and unity in our prayers. We pray for the safety of the bishops and all those wrongfully charged, that they ...
Sri Lanka bombings hurt people of all faiths
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“THE PEOPLE HERE are good, but the government is bad.” This is the opinion of a Buddhist taxi driver. It’s a view is one widely ...
In Syria, a teen’s faith helps during civil war
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PITER ESSA, 17, just graduated from High School in Aleppo, Syria. Piter, who is Syriac-Orthodox, tells Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about some ...
Pope Francis blesses 6,000 rosaries, gifts to console Syrian families—ACN sponsors initiative
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niON THE FEAST of the Assumption, August 15, Pope Francis, during the Angelus prayer in St Peter’s Square, blessed 6,000 rosaries destined for Syria. They ...
Pope to North Macedonia: ‘Do not be afraid, little flock’
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The situation is worsened by the country’s low birth rate of just 1.5 children per woman; the unemployment rate stands at 30 percent. “If politics ...
Fire gravely damages Notre-Dame: ‘watch, pray, do not be discouraged’
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Guided by this hope, as the Easter Triduum draws near, ACN invites all to watch and pray, for the Church in France and for the ...
Nicaragua: a Church on the side of the people works for peace
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“The Church is accompanying the process of dialogue that was initiated after the protests, but as a service to the country. We are not interested ...
In Venezuela, with medicines lacking or too costly, a doctor laments: ‘We are simply watching people die’
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In her moving account, the doctor describes how, after cleaning up the wound, she went looking for the little girl’s father to explain to him ...