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Pope Francis calls for release of 6 religious sisters taken hostage in Haiti
Armed gunmen took the religious sisters hostage in Port-au-Prince on Friday during a bus hijacking. Read more
Bishop from area plagued by violence in Mexico prays for peace at Guadalupe shrine
Bishop Cristóbal Ascencio García of Apatzingán located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, led the annual diocesan pilgrimage to the... Read more
Pope Francis: It’s our duty to give a voice to women who are victims of abuse
The pope said that violence against women must be “eliminated from its roots” — namely prejudiced ideas that see people... Read more
Assault at San Francisco Catholic church leads to police pursuit, reported pipe bomb
The incident began after an individual received Communion but did not consume the host. Read more
Monk shot, body thrown in river following kidnapping at Nigerian monastery
A diocese in Nigeria announced that Brother Godwin Eze, a monk who was kidnapped with two others from a Benedictine... Read more
Bishop calls for intense day of prayer and fasting for end of violence in Mexico
Bishop Cristóbal Ascencio García encouraged dedicating a day of prayer to “begging the Lord for the conversion of all for... Read more
Seminarian in Nigeria narrowly escapes shooting by Islamist Fulani attackers
David Igba was traveling with two others when their car was sprayed with bullets by a group of gun-wielding Fulani... Read more
Bishops of Mexico call for prayers for peace: ‘We live surrounded by violence’
Since President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office on Dec. 1, 2018, 131,507 first-degree murders have been recorded in Mexico... Read more
Arrest made in murder of Kentucky teacher on Catholic University of America campus
On July 5, 25-year-old Maxwell Emerson was shot and killed on the university’s Washington, D.C., campus. Read more
Church in Honduras calls on government to consider changing strategy amid wave of violence
The bishops also lamented that the violence in the country has been going on for years. Read more
Violence, emergence of new militia among Democratic Republic of Congo bishops’ concerns
“We are witnessing the persistence and worsening of insecurity, especially in the eastern part of our country,” the bishops stated... Read more
Priest calls to conversion criminals who shot up church in Mexico
The confrontation caused destruction both outside and inside the church, with images of Christ, the Virgin Mary and St. Anne... Read more
Petition in Mexico demands religious freedom, protection of priests and churches
The Mexican platform Actívate (Get Active) delivered 10,400 signatures to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH). Read more
Parents of priest in Cuba attacked with machetes in home invasion
The priest posted an update on Facebook on his parents’ health, stating that his mother “only received minor blows” but... Read more
80-year-old man tries to kill archbishop after Mass in cathedral in Mexico
An 80-year-old man wielding a knife tried to kill Archbishop Faustino Armendáriz of Durango, Mexico, on May 21. Read more
Mutilated animals left on pro-life pregnancy center’s property in Orlando
Staff at the center, which offers free pregnancy services to mostly minority women, discovered the deceased animals in front of... Read more
Waves of attacks displace Catholic natives in central Nigeria
Recent terrorist raids in Benue, a predominantly Catholic state in north-central Nigeria, are getting scant mention in Nigeria news. Read more
Feminists in Latin America attack Catholic churches on International Women’s Day
Some feminist groups used International Women’s Day to vandalize Catholic churches and public buildings in Latin American countries. Read more
Five things to know about the violence racking Peru
Violent protests have been taking place for more than a month in different regions of Peru and have claimed at... Read more
Bishops lament deaths in protests in Peru, call for dialogue to restore peace
The confrontations began after President Pedro Castillo on Dec. 7 declared a state of emergency, dissolved Congress, and said he... Read more
