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People look at thick columns of black smoke from Hkamti, Myanmar, May 22, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media. Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon called for an end to violence after a deadly mortar attack May 23 claimed the lives of four people sheltering inside a church in a town in eastern Myanmar.

Myanmar cardinal calls for peace after church bombing

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ROME -- Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, pleaded for an end to violence after a deadly mortar attack in his country claimed the lives of four people sheltering in a church.

Arab Catholic Randa Aweis, 58, recovers from a kidney transplant with her daughter Niveen, 26, in Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem May 21. Aweis received a donor kidney from an Israeli Jew, Yigal Yehoshua, 56, who died after being stoned during riots in Lod, Israel.

Catholic Palestinian gets kidney transplant from slain Jewish Israeli

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For nine years, Randa Aweis battled kidney disease, urgently in need of a transplant.

A wax death mask of Mary Queen of Scots, made in 1587 after her execution, is placed into its carrying case at Lyon and Turnbull auctioneers in Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 1, 2006. A set of golden rosary beads -- held by the Catholic Scottish queen when she was beheaded in London -- were reported stolen in 2021 from Arundel Castle, the ancestral home of the Catholic dukes of Norfolk.

Thieves break into castle, steal rosary used by Mary, Queen of Scots

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MANCHESTER, England -- Burglars have stolen a set of golden rosary beads that once belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots.

The Chinese national flag flies in front of a Catholic church in the village of Huangtugang, Hebei province, China.

Authorities in northern China arrest bishop, priests

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HONG KONG -- Authorities in northern China have arrested a Vatican-appointed Catholic bishop, his seven priests and 10 seminarians in what is seen as part of a renewed crackdown on the underground Catholic Church in the communist country.

Moroccan minors line up at a facility prepared for them to rest and have food, after thousands of migrants swam across the Spanish-Moroccan border, in Ceuta, Spain, May 19, 2021. In a statement released May 18, the Spanish bishops' conference expressed concern that migrants were being exploited after a sudden of influx of refugees into the Spanish territories of Ceuta and Melilla increased tensions between Spain and Morocco.

Spanish bishops denounce exploitation of migrants amid crisis

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ROME -- The Spanish bishops' conference expressed concern that migrants were being used to exert political pressure after a sudden influx of migrants in the Spanish territories of Ceuta and Melilla increased tensions between Spain and Morocco.

Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, pictured in a screenshot from a video, has been incarcerated in an Indian jail since his Oct. 9, 2020, arrest. Relatives and Jesuit friends are concerned that the 84-year-old priest, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, has contracted COVID-19.

High Court orders jailed Indian Jesuit to hospital for evaluation

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MUMBAI, India -- The High Court in Mumbai ordered prison authorities to take an ailing 84-year-old Jesuit to the hospital, as it heard his appeal to receive bail on medical grounds, Indian media reported.

Three Christians lead the closing service of the Third Ecumenical Convention in Frankfurt, Germany, May 16, 2021: Volker Jung, president of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau; Greek-Orthodox Archpriest Radu Constantin Miron, chairman of the Council of Christian Churches in Germany; and Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German Catholic bishops' conference. Around 160,000 people, mostly via video conferencing, participated in discussions, Bible readings, worship services and other events exploring theological and social issues during three days of the convention.

Germany's ecumenical assembly ends, but one bishop questions its benefits

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FRANKFURT, Germany (CNS) -- Germany's Third Ecumenical Convention concluded in Frankfurt May 16 with an open-air church service on the bank of the River Main. With the city's skyline of office towers providing the backdrop, some 400 people attended the service, including German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

An asylum-seeking migrant carries two girls while walking in the Rio Grande as Texas Ranger officers await at the riverbank in Roma, Texas, April 5.

Borders an opportunity to encounter the other: Pope Francis

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In a world of 79.5 million forcibly displaced people, 26 million of them officially designated refugees, Pope Francis wants us thinking and praying about our borders in moral, ethical and spiritual terms.

People wearing protective face masks wait to receive their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine outside a vaccination center in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021.

As COVID-19 spikes, Indian church officials look for ways to help

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NEW DELHI - Catholic officials in India are working to help citizens get help during the second wave of COVID-19 and the accompanying lockdown.

Smoke and flames rise during Israeli airstrikes on Gaza May 12, 2021.

In Gaza, tiny Catholic community tries to stay in touch during airstrikes

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Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained light to moderate damage inside and outside the compound -- including to the front door and solar panels used for electricity.

Rita Bonner, sister of a victim John Laverty, arrives at an inquest in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021. A coroner ruled that Laverty and nine other Catholics shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified.

Coroner rules 1971 massacre victims in Belfast were 'entirely innocent'

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DUBLIN - A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified.

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