Pope calls for release of hostages kidnapped in Haiti
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Pope calls for release of hostages kidnapped in Haiti

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis called for the release of two religious brothers, members of the…

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End savagery of war with dialogue and respect for human rights, pope says
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End savagery of war with dialogue and respect for human rights, pope says

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis called on the international community to ban surrogate pregnancy, calling it…

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Risk of nuclear war is ‘at its highest in generations’ archbishop tells UN
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Risk of nuclear war is ‘at its highest in generations’ archbishop tells UN

VATICAN (CNS): “Regrettably, the risk of nuclear war is at its highest in generations, featuring…

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Myanmar bishop seeks prayers for peace as UN decries violence
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Myanmar bishop seeks prayers for peace as UN decries violence

YANGON (UCAN): Bishop Celso Ba Shwe of Loikaw, which encompasses Myanmar’s Kayah state, asked Catholics…

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Pope asks for prayers as dozens of schoolchildren massacred in Uganda
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Pope asks for prayers as dozens of schoolchildren massacred in Uganda

KASESE (OSV News): Just before midnight on June 16, Ugandan schoolchildren between the ages of…

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