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Irish Bishop: Vote for common good and core values
May 24, 2019
As Europe heads to the polls, the Bishop of Elphin in Ireland is inviting Christians in the country to be informed in their choices and vote for the common good.
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Polish bishops address clerical abuse crisis in letter to the faithful
May 24, 2019
The Permanent Council of the Polish Bishops’ Conference is meeting this week to confront the problem of the clerical abuse of minors.
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Romanian energy distributor builds infrastructure for Pope’s visit in record time
May 24, 2019
Romanian electricity distributor Electrica has set up an underground power line at Sumuleu Ciuc, in Harghita county, for the visit of Pope Francis.
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Romanian railway company introduces additional trains for Pope Francis visit
May 24, 2019
CFR Calatori, the state-owned railway company, will introduce additional trains to serve those travelling to see Pope Francis during his visit in Romania.
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Bitter-sweet prayers by Chinese Christians for Our Lady at Sheshan
May 24, 2019
Ahead of feast day of Mary Help of Christians, to whom the shrine of Sheshan near Shanghai is dedicated, some faithful and priests make a supplication and express their concerns amid the destruction of crosses and the arrests of priests. Many feel bitter over the scant results from the Sino-Vatican agreement.
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Plans for Yekaterinburg’s new St Catherine's Cathedral scrapped
May 24, 2019
The authorities have scrapped plans to build a cathedral dedicated to Saint Catherine in the city of Yekaterinburg, following protests by local reside
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A month after the massacres, Sri Lanka commemorates the victims
May 24, 2019
The country stopped to remember the 257 dead. Relatives and friends still struggle to overcome the pain of losing loved ones. Mary Selvamathy lost her husband and two children. Gloria, 17, lost her father, who " was bleeding”. She “begged for someone to help” but men were “filming and taking pictures” instead of helping.
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"Dear faithful in China ...": Pope Francis for the feast of Our Lady of Sheshan
May 23, 2019
At the end of Wednesday's audience, the pontiff expresses "special closeness and affection to all Catholics in China" and invites them to remain "united in the communion of the universal Church". On May 24, the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China is celebrated by Benedict XVI in 2007.
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Papal trip to Romania to mix Orthodox outreach, support for Eastern rite church
May 23, 2019
Pope Francis is set to visit his third Eastern Orthodox-majority country in the space of a month at the beginning of June, traveling to Romania just weeks after visiting Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
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As Italy’s gypsies struggle with stigma, pope’s outreach stands alone
May 23, 2019
Few things unite the people of the relatively young country of Italy like an unreasonable obsession for soccer, a reverential love for food, and a shared, unabashed hatred for gypsies.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan