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People pray during Mass in 2015 outside Sacred Heart Church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Five priests, two nuns and three laypeople were kidnapped in Haiti April 11, 2021.

Five priests, two nuns, three laypeople kidnapped in Haiti

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VATICAN CITY -- The latest victims of rampant kidnappings in Haiti are five priests, two nuns and three laypeople who were abducted together on their way to a parish near the capital of Port-au-Prince early April 11.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is pictured tipping his hat outside London's Buckingham Palace Aug. 2, 2017.

Former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth says Prince Philip was deeply interested in God

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MANCHESTER, England -- The former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II remembers Prince Philip as a man so deeply interested in God that he often would arrange conversations with Jewish and Muslim scholars, then put himself into the role of the Christian theologian.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, are pictured standing on the balcony of London's Buckingham Palace June 16, 2001. Prince Philip, the longest-serving consort of any British monarch, died April 9, 2021, at age 99, Buckingham Palace said.

London cardinal leads Catholics in mourning death of Prince Philip

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MANCHESTER, England -- Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster led Catholics of England and Wales in mourning the death of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

Swiss-born Father Hans Küng, a prominent and sometimes controversial theologian who taught in Germany, died April 6, 2021, at age 93. Father Küng is pictured in a 2015 photo.

Swiss-born Father Hans Küng, theologian, dies at 93

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BERLIN -- Father Hans Küng, the prominent and sometimes controversial Swiss Catholic theologian, died peacefully in his sleep in the university town of Tübingen, Germany, where he had lived and lectured since 1960, said a spokesman for his Global Ethic Foundation. He was 93.

Police in London stand on the altar at Christ the King Polish church and halted a Good Friday service after a complaint that pandemic regulations were not being met. The parish claims police "brutally exceeded their powers."

London police halt Good Friday service, say pandemic protocols violated

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LONDON -- Police halted a Good Friday service after a complaint that pandemic regulations were not being met, leading the parish priest to complain that officers had "brutally exceeded their powers."

Salvadoran Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador incenses a relic, the miter of St. Oscar Romero, March 24 at the cathedral in San Salvador.

El Salvador turns to Romero in difficult time

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- COVID-19 put a damper on last year’s celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of St. Oscar Romero’s martyrdom, but a continuing pandemic couldn’t stop this year’s festivities.

A woman collects water for washing as floodwaters begin to recede in the aftermath of a 2019 cyclone near Beira, Mozambique. Many climate scientists have associated an increased number of natural disasters and their severity with climate change.

Vatican calls for action to help people displaced by climate change

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VATICAN CITY — Whether people admit it or not, climate change and environmental destruction are forcing millions from their homes, and Catholics have a responsibility to assist them, Pope Francis wrote in the preface to a new document.

Armed police officers stand guard along a closed road following a suicide bomb attack during Palm Sunday Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, Indonesia, March 28, 2021.

Suicide bomb attack disrupts Palm Sunday Mass at Indonesian cathedral

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MAKASSAR, Indonesia -- A suicide bomb attack on a Catholic cathedral compound shattered the calm of Palm Sunday Mass, leaving two bombers dead and at least 20 people wounded.

Women gesture in front of Sts. Simon and Helena Church in Minsk Aug. 28, 2020, during a protest against the results of the Belarusian election, which many believe was won by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

Protest harnesses the power of faith

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Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said faith is the essential, secret power in her country’s struggle for democracy.

Aloysius John, secretary general of Caritas Internationalis.

Pandemic heightens concern for clean water

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VATICAN CITY -- More investment and action are needed to ensure people have access to clean and safe water for drinking and sanitation, said the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Migrants awake at sunrise near a baseball field after crossing the Rio Grande into La Joya, Texas, March 19. Dallas Catholic Charities is aiding up to 3,000 migrant teenagers housed at a convention centre.

Catholics, faith agencies aid migrant teens

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DALLAS -- Dallas Catholics were quick to step up after federal officials announced that a downtown Dallas facility would house up to 3,000 migrant teenagers.

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