South Sudan gained independence in 2011, but in 2013, the world’s youngest nation descended into a brutal civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people.
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Archbishop Mullally called her new role an “extraordinary and humbling privilege” in a statement released Jan. 28 by the Diocese of Canterbury.
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(OSV News) — Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne bid his farewell to the German Synodal Way and said he won’t participate in the upcoming sixth assembly, starting Jan. 29. …
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Mexico’s bishops call for peace efforts after soccer field massacre claims 11 lives
by David Agrenby David Agren“This act deeply wounds life, human dignity, and the peaceful coexistence of our society. We demand that it not go unpunished.”
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The cardinal celebrated Mass Jan. 25 emphasizing witness rooted in faith, not power, and warning against violations of sovereignty.
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(Vatican News) — “I’ll only say that we must pray very much for peace.” Those were the words of Pope Leo XIV given in a brief statement to Italian television …
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True peace, the pope said, involves a shared commitment to the dignity of the human person created in the “image and likeness of God.”
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“I firmly believe in the power of Jesus’s presence — his flesh, his blood, his soul — in the Eucharist. Marcos desperately needed it” at that moment.
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“Russia is launching increasingly active strikes on peaceful cities and villages,” Major Archbishop Shevchuk said, and Kyiv is an “epicenter” of the strikes.
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He traveled to Ukraine 10 times under Pope Francis’ pontificate to distribute help and to “embrace” the Ukrainians and bring them comfort from the Holy Father.
