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Support a Counseling Center for Russia’s Women in Need
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Many women and girls who become pregnant unintentionally have no one they can turn to for help. The Russian Orthodox Church is trying to help ...
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 ...
In Ukraine, ‘people are yearning for oases of peace’
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"My impression is that the young people who discover this community for themselves no longer want to leave their country, in spite of all the ...
Christians in need celebrate Christmas with quiet joy
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“CHRISTMAS is the celebration of the longing for our better self, for the heaven we search for in vain here on Earth, and for the ...
Catholic-Russian Orthodox summit marks Churches’ growing collaboration
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Cardinal Koch emphasized that the unity of the Church has already been realized in the saints. The cardinal talked about the “alarming phenomenon” of Christians ...
Belarus bishop demands state recognition of Church rights
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“Without a concordat in place, the Church in the Republic of Belarus cannot completely fulfil its mission as it does in other countries."
In Russia, Catholics and Orthodox Christians are working together
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"We are greatly encouraged by the Russian Orthodox and Catholic churches cooperation, particularly on social projects and protecting the right to family and life."
Catholic minority in Bosnia Herzegovina suffers heavy discrimination
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"There is reason to be seriously concerned for the future. If there were no more Croats left there, then there would also be no more ...
Ukraine: ‘most important mission of the Church is to bring God to the people’
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“More than anything, the mission of the Church is to bring God to the people and proclaim the truth to them. We should not only ...
In Czech Republic, a pillar of the persecuted Church
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Cardinal Miroslav Vlk, who greatly suffered, but prevailed as he guided the Church in the former Czechoslovakia through decades of communist repression, died March 18, ...