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People watch as the completed Craigyhill bonfire burns on the '11th night' to usher in the 12th of July celebrations in Larne, Northern Ireland, July 11, 2022. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is investigating a possible crime after an image of Pope Francis was burned in another bonfire in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Police in Northern Ireland investigate burning of Pope Francis image

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The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is investigating a possible crime after an image of Pope Francis was burned in a bonfire.

Pope Francis presents gifts to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow after the leaders signed a joint declaration during a meeting at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana Feb. 12, 2016.

Pope Francis confirms plans to meet Russian patriarch in Kazakhstan

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Pope Francis said he plans to meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in September at an interreligious meeting in Kazakhstan.

Register takes 19 honours at Catholic press awards 2022

Register takes 19 honours at Catholic press awards 2022

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The Catholic Register has once again been recognized for its fine journalism, taking home 19 honours at the annual Catholic Press Association awards, including a second place for best national newspaper.

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, celebrates a Divine Liturgy with members of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Przemysl, Poland, July 7, 2022.

World's Ukrainian bishops gather in Poland near Ukrainian border

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Prevented by war from meeting in Kyiv, 40 Ukrainian Catholic bishops from around the world met in Poland, less than 10 miles from the border with their homeland, in early July.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is shown on a screen through digitally decorated glass during the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, in this Nov. 23, 2020, file photo. The Chinese Communist Party is seeking to expand its apparatus to monitor and curb religious activities in cyberspace through training and deploying hundreds of "auditors" across the country, triggering concerns from rights groups.

China deploys hundreds of auditors to monitor religious activities online

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The Chinese Communist Party is seeking to expand its apparatus to monitor and curb religious activities in cyberspace through training and deploying hundreds of "auditors" across the country, triggering concerns from rights groups.

Pope Francis looks on during an exclusive interview with Reuters at the Vatican July 2, 2022.

In interview, Pope Francis condemns abortion, says he's not resigning

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In a wide-ranging interview with the Reuters news agency, Pope Francis condemned abortion, dismissed the idea that he's preparing to resign and said he still hopes to be able to visit Russia and Ukraine in the fall.

Pro-life demonstrators in Washington celebrate outside the Supreme Court June 24 as the court overruled the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision.

Roe reversal a call to help moms, babies

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade is “tremendously important” for the nation and the cause of life, but it’s not “a day simply for celebration,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.

Cynthia, a migrant from Honduras seeking asylum in the U.S., holds a bottle of baby formula for her 3-year-old daughter, Alicia, as she waits to board a bus to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Roma, Texas, May 13, 2022.

Archbishop asks church to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck

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SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for 46 people found dead and another 16 survivors discovered June 27 in sweltering conditions in a semitruck.

Pro-life demonstrators in Washington celebrate outside the Supreme Court June 24, 2022, as the court overruled the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision.

Roe v. Wade officially overturned by U.S. Supreme Court

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In a 5-4 decision June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its nearly 50-year-old decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in the United States.

Then-Archbishop Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI, is pictured in this file photo May 28, 1977, the day of his ordination as archbishop of Munich and Freising. German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk has reported that a victim of sexual abuse is suing the retired pontiff, saying he approved the appointment of a known abuser as pastor in a Bavarian parish some 40 years ago.

Abuse victim seeks damages from Pope Benedict XVI

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A victim of sexual abuse is reported to be suing retired Pope Benedict XVI in connection with the Munich abuse scandal.

Congolese soldiers sit on a pick-up truck following renewed fighting in Goma June 12, 2022. The announcement of the postponement of Pope Francis' visit to Congo "fell on us like a thunderbolt while we were in the midst of preparations of the great historic event for our country," said Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa of Kisangani, president of the Congolese bishops' conference.

Catholics in South Sudan, Congo had hoped papal visit would lead to peace

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Mary Akol Chok, a resident of Rumbek, South Sudan, is among thousands of residents who had planned to walk for more than 180 miles to the country's capital, Juba, to meet Pope Francis, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and the Rev. Iain Greenshields, moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, during their ecumenical pilgrimage of peace.

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