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Bishop calls for an immediate end to bombings in Ethiopia's Tigray region
By Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News ServiceNAIROBI, Kenya -- Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of Adigrat called for an immediate end to aerial bombardment in Tigray, the Ethiopian region where a deadly conflict has unfolded since last November.
Migration in spotlight for Pope’s Greek trip
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will draw the world’s attention to migration once again as he visits Cyprus and Greece in early December.
Mass to mark 500 years of Filipino Christianity
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA Filipino Fiesta can go on a long time, and then into overtime. But given that Filipinos have been Christian for 500 years, it’s no surprise that the quincentennial celebrations in Toronto have stretched out longer than the original plan.
Wisconsin parishes pray for victims after SUV plows through parade crowd
By Catholic News ServiceWAUKESHA, Wis. -- Church leaders and parishes offered prayers for the five people who died and dozens more who were injured, including a Catholic priest, church parishioners and Catholic school students, when an SUV plowed through spectators watching a Christmas parade.
D&P’s Ethiopian efforts continue despite complications
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThere are 20 million people in dire need in Ethiopia, a civil war is raging, drought is devouring crops and funding from donor nations to the United Nations humanitarian response has so far fallen $1.3 billion (U.S.) short, but Development and Peace is not giving up.
Church called to heal division: Gomez
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News ServiceBALTIMORE -- The U.S. Church today is called more than ever to carry out its centuries-long evangelizing mission at a time of spiritual awakening rising from “under the clouds of the pandemic” and the country’s uncertain future, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops told his fellow prelates.
Prayers for Ethiopia grow louder
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterFor the Ethiopian Orthodox Church of Canada congregation at St. Mary Cathedral in Toronto, prayer vigils for peace in their homeland have been ongoing for the past 30 years.
Iraqi Christians hope to build on papal visit
By Dale Gavlak, Catholic News ServiceANKAWA, Iraq -- Nahla and Valentina like to stop and pray at Mar Elia Chaldean Catholic Church in the centre of this small majority Christian community. The grounds of the church once sheltered several hundred Christians who were forced to flee their homes in 2014 when Islamic State militants attacked Mosul and surrounding villages some 80 kilometres away.
Polish church leaders offer support for refugees, but back border security
By Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News ServiceWARSAW, Poland -- Poland's military archbishop urged security forces to prevent the illegal entry of refugees and migrants, as the country's bishops' conference announced a nationwide collection to help those amassing on the frontier with Belarus.
Salesians arrested amid Ethiopian violence
By Catholic News ServiceNAIROBI, Kenya -- Ethiopian government forces raided a centre run by the Salesians of Don Bosco in Addis Ababa Nov. 5 and arrested 17 people, including priests, religious brothers and employees.
Pope Francis condemns attack on Iraqi prime minister's residence
By Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis condemned a drone attack on the Iraqi prime minister's residence as a "vile act of terrorism" and expressed his hope that all people in the country would pursue peace through dialogue.