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Sr. Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, who is a longtime opponent of capital punishment, speaks to an audience at the Vatican Embassy in Washington Oct. 10, 2019.

‘Can’t not do it,’ says Sister Prejean

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Sr. Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, shows no signs of slowing down in her long-standing fight to end the death penalty.

Passengers are processed at the immigration section after arriving at Asmara International Airport in Asmara, Eritrea, July 18, 2018. Eritrean authorities are continuing to detain Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity, who was arrested at the airport Oct. 15, 2022.

Eritrean authorities detain Catholic bishop with no explanation

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Eritrean authorities are continuing to detain Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity, who was arrested at the Asmara International Airport Oct. 15.

Seminarians are pictured in a file photo praying at St. Joseph Pontifical Seminary of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India's Kerala state. Lay leaders in the Kochi-based Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese say Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, the apostolic administrator, unilaterally revoked the dispensation that had allowed priests to celebrate Mass facing the people, reported ucanews.com.

Syro-Malabar Catholics block archbishop's house to protest change in Mass

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Laypeople in an archdiocese of India's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church have begun a round-the-clock vigil to stop the Vatican-appointed administrator from gaining entry into the archbishop's house.

Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect for the Vatican Diacastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, gives a public address at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.

Consistent life ethic must go beyond traditional life issues, Czerny says

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Embracing a consistent ethic of life must include working to create economic and social systems that foster relationships and build the common good, rather than focusing only on what are seen as traditional life issues such as abortion and euthanasia, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.

Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., right, and Gen. Andres Centino inspect troops during a change of command ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila Aug. 8.

Too early to judge Marcos, Filipino bishop says

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A Catholic bishop in the Philippines says it’s too early to judge the performance of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office in June after a landslide electoral victory over a candidate widely backed by many priests and other Church leaders.

A woman plants seeds on a farm on the grounds of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Machakos, Kenya, March 26, 2017. As Kenya's government lifted the ban on genetically modified foods, some Catholic bishops expressed reservations.

As Kenya's government lifts ban on GMOs, some bishops express reservations

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As Kenya lifted a ban on the open cultivation of genetically modified crops, some Catholic bishops expressed reservations about the technology, citing ethical concerns about the farming and consumption of the foods.

A priest and other Church activists sing the national anthem during a Sept. 21 gathering in Manila marking the 50th anniversary of martial law in the the country. The gathering remembered Church activists killed during martial law, which was imposed in 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and lasted until a pro-democracy uprising drove Marcos from office in 1986.

50 years since martial law in Philippines

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Church leaders gathered Sept. 21 on the 50th anniversary of the imposition of martial law in the Philippines, solemnly recalling the priests, pastors, religious and laity who were tortured and killed during the brutal regime of President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

Olena Kycha, a Ukrainian refugee in Toronto, waves the Ukraine flag amid rush hour traffic at Yonge and Bloor Streets in downtown Toronto.

Nuclear threat adds to Ukraine’s worries

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As Russian President Vladimir Putin drafts thousands of young men into his army and rattles his nuclear sabre at the West, Olena Kycha continues waving her Ukrainian flag amid the rush hour traffic at the corner of Yonge and Bloor Streets in downtown Toronto.

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired bishop of Hong Kong, arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong Sept. 26, 2022. The 90-year-old cardinal and five others have gone on trial for allegedly failing to register a now-defunct fund to help provide legal aid to people arrested in the 2019 pro-democracy protests.

Cardinal Zen's trial adjourned before defense can call witnesses

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After only two days, the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court adjourned the trial of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, 90, and four co-defendants, until Oct. 26.

Syriac Catholics from St. Joseph’s Church in Mississauga, Ont., bring the offertory gifts to the altar at a Mass marking World Day of Migrants and Refugees Sept. 25.

Migrants, refugees praised for strength, courage

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Rookie Member of Parliament Rechie Valdez had trouble holding back her tears as she celebrated the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees with the Syriac Catholic community at St. Joseph’s Church in Mississauga, Ont., where she recalled her parents’ journey from the Philippines to Zambia and then on to a new life in Canada.

French president Emmanuel Macron.

Euthanasia would upset France’s ethical ‘balance,’ bishops say

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France’s Catholic bishops warned President Emmanuel Macron’s government that “immoral legislation” to allow euthanasia risked overturning the country’s “ethical equilibrium.”

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