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Protesters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, clash with security forces Oct. 4, 2019, during a demonstration to demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise. As Port-au-Prince began its fourth week of paralysis due to serious social unrest, the Haitian bishops' justice and peace commission called on Moise to step down.

Haitian bishops call on president to step down amid riots

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- As Port-au-Prince began its fourth week of paralysis due to serious social unrest, the Haitian bishops' justice and peace commission called on President Jovenel Moise to step down.

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

European bishops echo Pope Francis' call for 'new humanism'

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OXFORD, England -- Europe's Catholic bishops urged their citizens to "wake up" and find new hope by rediscovering the continent's Christian roots.

An usher hands the collection basket to a Massgoer Oct. 28, 2018, at Jesus the Divine Word Church in Huntingtown, Md. Nearly nine in 10 Catholics surveyed said they want their donations to church institutions to be ethically invested and a majority of those responding voiced particular opposition to investments in companies that produce pornography, tobacco products and e-cigarettes, according to a new survey.

Poll: Catholics want donations ethically invested

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WASHINGTON -- Nearly nine in 10 Catholics surveyed said they want their donations to church institutions to be ethically invested and a majority of those responding voiced particular opposition to investments in companies that produce pornography, tobacco products and e-cigarettes, according to a new survey.

Bishop Charles Drennan of Palmerston North, New Zealand, resigned following a complaint of unacceptable behavior of a sexual nature, the Vatican announced Oct. 4.

New Zealand bishop resigns after abuse investigation

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Charles Drennan of Palmerston North.

Police keep watch outside Congress after Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra shut down Congress in Lima Sept. 30, 2019.

Church leaders in Peru call for an end to corruption amid crisis

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LIMA, Peru -- Peruvian church leaders called for dialogue and an end to corruption amid a political crisis that erupted Sept. 30, when President Martin Vizcarra dissolved Congress and the legislature then voted to remove him from office.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, president of the German bishops' conference, speaks to the press at the beginning of the German bishops' fall assembly in Fulda, Germany, Sept. 24, 2018. Also pictured is Matthias Kopp, spokesman for the conference.

German bishops continue forward with 'synodal way'

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OXFORD, England -- Germany's Catholic bishops are pressing ahead with a national reform consultation, or "synodal way," despite cautions from the Vatican and criticism from some bishops.

A woman displays a sign during a Sept. 28, 2019, rally in Dublin with other demonstrators who support abortion. Northern Ireland's Catholic and Protestant leaders said the British Parliament decided to impose abortion in Northern Ireland without consulting the people.

N. Ireland church leaders: People weren't consulted on abortion

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MANCHESTER, England -- Church leaders in Northern Ireland encouraged their political parties to quickly re-establish their self-governing institutions to stop the British government from imposing a liberal abortion law on the province.

New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.

N.Y. Archdiocese complying with charter in 'all respects,' says reviewer

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NEW YORK -- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said Sept. 30 he was "grateful and relieved" by the report of a comprehensive independent review of archdiocesan compliance with the U.S. bishops' "Charter for the Protection of Child and Young People."

A Catholic church destroyed by Islamic State militants in Karamdes, Iraq, is examined by a priest March 6, 2018. The genocide conducted by the Islamic State against Christian communities in Iraq and Syria has turned into continued harassment by Iran-backed militias and shows no signs of abating soon, said speakers at a Sept. 26, 2019, hearing in Washington.

Islamic State violence against Christians in Iraq, Syria focus of hearing

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WASHINGTON -- The genocide conducted by the Islamic State against Christian communities in Iraq and Syria has turned into continued harassment by Iran-backed militias and shows no signs of abating soon.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Pope Francis has divided the Archdiocese of Mexico City; what remains part of that archdiocese includes the basilica.

Mexico Archdiocese to be divided into three dioceses

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MEXICO CITY -- Three new dioceses have been carved out of the Archdiocese of Mexico, a move Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City said will bring pastors "closer to the all the inhabitants."

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, speaks at the United Nations Sept. 27, 2019, during a high-level panel discussion on the future of persecuted Christians.

Persecution of Christians is being ignored, says Hungarian official

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UNITED NATIONS -- Christians are the most persecuted religious group worldwide, but hypocrisy, political correctness and ignorance prevent the international community from implementing a comprehensive response to pervasive violence against them, said speakers at a U.N. event Sept. 27.

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