Church needs more aid to help refugees arriving in Greece
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Church needs more aid to help refugees arriving in Greece

OXFORD (CNS): Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos of Athens, Greece, said the Catholic Church cannot continue to…

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German abbess on trial for sheltering refugees

DUBLIN (CNS): Michael Cardinal Czerny, the Vatican’s point man on migrants, voiced support for Mother…

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Italy goes back to church post-lockdown
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Italy goes back to church post-lockdown

VATICAN (CNS): Bishops will need to help their communities participate more in parish life and…

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Virtual pilgrimages to sanctuaries and shrines
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Virtual pilgrimages to sanctuaries and shrines

ROME (CNS): Despite ongoing and unpredictable travel restrictions, there are still a number of important…

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Plans afoot to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque again
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Plans afoot to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque again

OXFORD (CNS): “We are a Church deprived of juridical status, so we cannot give any…

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Italian bishops up Covid-19 aid to hard hit dioceses

ROME (CNS): The Italian Bishops’ Conference has disbursed another €10 million ($86.9 million) to the…

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Poland marks centenary of Pope St. John Paul’s birth
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Poland marks centenary of Pope St. John Paul’s birth

WARSAW (CNS): Poland’s Catholic bishops urged citizens to learn from Pope St. John Paul II…

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