Pope forges ahead with reform after cardinal’s ouster
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Pope forges ahead with reform after cardinal’s ouster

VATICAN (CNS): Before the Covid-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic halted all public audiences at the Vatican,…

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Acclaim for encyclical’s call to uphold human dignity
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Acclaim for encyclical’s call to uphold human dignity

CANBERRA (CNS): Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship, Pope Francis’ new social encyclical offers…

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Church provides finance for Vietnam storm victims
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Church provides finance for Vietnam storm victims

HUE (UCAN): Caritas workers in central Vietnam have consoled and offered financial support to hundreds…

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Dismay as top jobs go to suspected rights abusers
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Dismay as top jobs go to suspected rights abusers

JAKARTA (UCAN): Rights groups in Indonesia condemned the appointment by the president, Joko Widodo, of…

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Vatican reaffirms clarifies Church teachings on end-of-life care
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Vatican reaffirms clarifies Church teachings on end-of-life care

VATICAN (CNS): With the legalisation of assisted suicide and euthanasia in many countries and questions…

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Authority does not exploit but serves others pope says
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Authority does not exploit but serves others pope says

VATICAN (CNS): “Authority is a service, and as such should be exercised, for the good…

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Timor-Leste declares victory over Covid-19 
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Timor-Leste declares victory over Covid-19 

Michael Sainsbury  Toward the end of June, the tiny Catholic-majority Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste…

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