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In less than a week, three Chinese bishops were ordained with the approval of both Pope Francis and the Chinese government.

France's Catholic bishops strongly back farmers in their massive protest

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France's bishops stand in solidarity with farmers protesting across the country. After days of protests in the local provinces, farmers were determined to block the main roads leading to Paris, with spectacular traffic jams of tractors and farm vehicles they formed Jan. 29 across the French capital.

Islamic State group claims responsibility for attack on church in Turkey

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The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person.

'We give thanks to God!' says Haiti archbishop as six nuns are freed from captivity

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The six nuns kidnapped in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19 have been freed, and the archbishop of the capital was overjoyed and thankful at the news.

Haiti bishops appeal for release of religious sisters kidnapped by suspected gang members

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The bishops of Haiti appealed for the release of six women religious who were kidnapped Jan. 19 in a country mired in crisis because of gang violence.

Cardinal Zen calls for resignation of doctrinal prefect after 'Fiducia Supplicans'

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After authorizing blessings for homosexual couples, the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, is facing backlash from multiple national churches and certain clerics across the globe.

Jerusalem church official: Gaza situation 'extremely catastrophic'

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The situation in the Gaza Strip is "extremely catastrophic," and people are dying not only from violence but from preventable illnesses, said the CEO of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Armed men kidnap 6 nuns, others in Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince

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Six nuns from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne were kidnapped Jan. 19 while traveling on a bus in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the Haitian Conference of Religious.

Our Lady of the Cape to hit world stage

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Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Que.’s Our Lady of the Cape Marian statue will be a lady of the hour at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis this summer.

Polish prelate offers help in case of jailed ex-members of government on hunger strike

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The hunger strike by two imprisoned ex-members of the Polish government has caused an international stir. Now the church wants to try to resolve the conflict.

Cardinal Filoni makes pilgrimage to Holy Land as sign of peace, solidarity

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Cardinal Fernando Filoni, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, an ancient chivalric order of the Catholic Church rooted in the Holy Land, made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land as a sign of peace and dialogue during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.