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Worshippers wait outside as Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Joseph Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, May 31, 2019. Romanian officials have ordered the demolition of the tall office building, at left center, 10 years after a ruling that it was built illegally and endangers the historic landmark.

Bucharest Archdiocese welcomes order to demolish building near cathedral

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Romanian officials have ordered the demolition of a 20-story office building overshadowing Bucharest's Catholic cathedral, 10 years after a ruling that it was built illegally and endangers the historic landmark.

Former Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti attends a court hearing along with former President Otto Pérez Molina (not pictured) in a case implicating them in a corruption scandal known as "La Linea," in Guatemala City Jan. 17, 2022.

Guatemalan bishops warn against political manipulation

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Ahead of Guatemala's upcoming election season, the country's bishops said religious gatherings in the coming months should "not fall into the temptation of mixing political propaganda with apparent prayer."

A woman prays during a Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua Nov. 21, 2019. Catholics in Nicaragua are calling for the release of two priests detained over the past two months in as a campaign of arbitrary arrests and church repression continues in the Central American country.

Parishioners protest arrest of second priest in two months in Nicaragua

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Catholics in Nicaragua are calling for the release of two priests detained over the past two months as a campaign of arbitrary arrests and church repression continues in the Central American country.

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.

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