Archive for May 9, 2017

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Kidnapped Indian priest pleads for help in new video

Fourteen months after his kidnapping in March 2016, Salesian priest Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil has appeared in another video asking for... Read more

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Catholic bishop urges Macron to fight for France's good

After Emmanuel Macron won the presidential elections in France, the head of the country's bishops urged the new leader to... Read more

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Want to engage secular culture? An Irish bishop provides a guide.

Neither the narrow narrative against religion nor the real failings of the Church should define the role of Catholics in... Read more

Syrian Catholic Archbishop Youhanna Boutros Moshe of Mosul blesses a newly-erected cross in Bakhdida, Iraq, May 2, 2017. Photo courtesy SOS Chretiens Orient.?w=200&h=150

Blessing of cross begins rebuilding of Iraqi towns destroyed by Islamic State

With the blessing of the cross raised up in the city of Bakhdida May 2, the reconstruction of the towns... Read more

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In bill veto, Oklahoma takes a stand against loan sharks

The governor of Oklahoma vetoed a bill that would have drastically increased the interest rates of payday loans, joining the... Read more

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By Elise Harris

A personal look at Fatima's saintly Sister Lucia

Fatima visionary Lucia dos Santos was saintly woman – not because she saw visions of Mary, but because of her... Read more