Using pastoral letters and circulars with exhortations on civic duty, as well as pulpit and parish bulletin announcements, the church has been informing voters on the importance of exercising their right to vote.
Africa
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Central Africa religious leaders announce three days of prayer
Christian and Muslim leaders in the Central African Republic have accused foreign states of complicity in a May 1 gun and grenade attack on a Catholic Mass.
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Sudan rebel leader praises Catholic work in Nuba region
Bishop Gassis’ visits came in the middle of decades of on-again, off-again fighting between the central government and several rebel movements in the South and other peripheral areas of the country.
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Catholics are hit with a global wave of violence during ‘Black April’
In April scores have died in a series of attacks and assassinations in Mexico, the Philippines and Nigeria. Catholics at prayer during Mass have been targeted in a number of attacks.
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Lay Catholics plan more protests in Congo
Public rallies have been banned since September 2016, when dozens of demonstrators were killed.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis wants you to join him in praying the rosary for peace
The pope is praying especially for peace in Syria, Nigeria and the Koreas.
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As South Sudan war drags on, churches do their best to help displaced
Since civil war began to rip apart South Sudan’s fragile democracy in 2013, roughly one-third of the country’s 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes.
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After priest is killed in Congo, clerics say they won’t be intimidated
Roman Catholic priests in eastern Congo are vowing to continue their work in parishes, schools and clinics after the murder of one of their brethren this week in the largely lawless region.
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The death of Winnie Mandela marks the end of an era
The “struggle era” in South Africa is ending.
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Former South African president Jacob Zuma summoned to court on corruption charges
Catholic leaders in South Africa praise the court decision to summon Zuma, saying it proves that no one is above the law.