Celibacy is not ‘divine law’, but an expression of the biblical call to purity of heart
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Celibacy is not ‘divine law’, but an expression of the biblical call to purity of heart

VATICAN (CNS): The requirement that most priests in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church…

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Women emphasise need for reciprocity in Church’s ministry
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Women emphasise need for reciprocity in Church’s ministry

VATICAN (CNS): Promoting better collaboration between women and men in the Catholic Church is not…

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Remembering the Philippines’ 1986 People Power Revolution
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Remembering the Philippines’ 1986 People Power Revolution

Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano Thirty-six years ago, the People Power Revolution in the Philippines toppled…

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Rural Africans ignored in deals between EU and African Union
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Rural Africans ignored in deals between EU and African Union

OXFORD (CNS): More than 100 faith-based and nongovernment organisations from 22 African countries, as well…

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Niwano Peace Prize goes to advocate of reconciliation in South Africa
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Niwano Peace Prize goes to advocate of reconciliation in South Africa

TOKYO (AsiaNews): The Niwano Peace Foundation awarded its 39th Peace Prize, considered the Nobel prize…

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Catholics in Asia on the increase, but priests worldwide decrease
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Catholics in Asia on the increase, but priests worldwide decrease

VATICAN (CNS): The number of Catholics and of Catholic men and women who devote their…

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Churches remain prime targets in conflict-torn Myanmar 
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Churches remain prime targets in conflict-torn Myanmar 

LOIKDAW (UCAN): At least 15 parishes in the Diocese of Loikaw, in Myanmar’s Kayah state,…

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