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MOZAMBIQUE: Kidnapped nun raises alarm about hundreds of abducted children
A nun in Mozambique, who spent more than three weeks as a captive of jihadists, has raised…
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INTERNATIONAL: Support grows as Benefactors’ Day approaches
Messages of thanks to the supporters of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) have…
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UK/PAKISTAN: Priti Patel to meet ACN and MP about Maira
The Home Secretary has told the House of Commons that she will meet a leading Conservative MP…
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PAKISTAN: Raped, punched, kicked and hit with a pistol – but undaunted
A young Christian woman in Pakistan has described how she struggled for her life when a man…
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PAKISTAN: Shagufta and Shafqat finally win justice
A Christian couple in Pakistan on death row for seven years, have today (Thursday, 3rd June) been…
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SYRIA: Sanctions – Syria’s new Calvary
A leading archbishop has hit out at international sanctions on Syria which are crippling the country and…
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ETHIOPIA: ‘Genocide is happening in Tigray’
The targeting of young people, indiscriminate killings and widespread sexual violence – including the rape of nuns…
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DRC: Trapped between bandits and a volcanic eruption
Tens of thousands of people are risking assaults by armed groups as they evacuate the city of…
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BURMA: Cardinal condemns shelling of church
Burma (Myanmar)’s cardinal has spoken out about the civilian deaths which occurred when government troops shelled a…
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NIGERIA: Bishop seeks release of 75-year-old priest from kidnappers
A bishop has taken personal charge of negotiations to secure the release of a retired parish priest…
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HOLY LAND: Pray that peace will hold
The international president of a leading Catholic charity has expressed sorrow at the violence that has killed…
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DRC: ‘Killed in their hospital beds’
A bishop from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has given a harrowing account of the Islamist…