Churches and governments throughout South Asia and Southeast Asia are becoming increasingly concerned with the continued threats from Isis-inspired groups and persons, given the growing number of church bombings.
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What cable news isn’t showing us: prosperous immigrant communities
What’s taking place outside the constant scrutiny of news cameras and commentators is the number of immigrant communities already well-established in the country.
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Pope Francis applauds beatification of Argentine martyrs
Pope Francis applauded the beatification of four Argentine martyrs — a bishop, two priests and a layman — who were murdered early in the country’s seven-year long “Dirty War.”
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Catholic Church urges more vigorous crackdown on Sri Lankan militants
The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka urged the government on Monday to crack down on Islamic extremists with more vigor “as if on war footing” in the aftermath of the Easter bombings.
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Pope Francis makes donation to help migrants traveling through Mexico
Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to assist migrants attempting to travel through Mexico, but who are increasingly being impeded by Mexican officials from reaching the U.S. border.
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New pro-life political action committee suspended, then restored by Twitter
Coming so soon after the suspension of the Twitter account for the anti-abortion film “Unplanned,” the suspension raised some eyebrows in the Twitterverse.
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Baltimore releases names of 23 priests accused of abuse after death
On April 24, the Archdiocese of Baltimore released the names of 23 additional priests who had been accused of sexual abuse of minors. All the priests named are deceased.
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Sunday Mass canceled across Sri Lanka a week after bombings
Out of fear of future unknown planned attacks, the Catholic hierarchy of Sri Lanka have cancelled all Sunday Masses until further notice.
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Bishops urge Nigerian president to protect citizens, get schoolgirls freed
Several Catholic bishops appealed to the Nigerian government to expedite actions that will lead to the release of Leah Sharibu and other girls held captive by Boko Haram insurgents.
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Chilean bishops fear new measure would enforce breaking confession seal
Chilean bishops said that while they support legislation requiring priests and religious authorities to report crimes, they also fear that an update to the country’s current law would force clergy to break the sacramental seal of confession.