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Category: Global

Pope Francis appeals for peace in Ukraine and in Lesotho

(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis has expressed the hope that Ukraine’s current ceasefire can promote efforts to achieve a lasting peace in the east of the country. He also condemned recent violence in the African nation of Lesotho and appealed for a return of peace.   His twin appeals came after his Angelus address on Sunday in…
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Pope Francis appeals for peace in Ukraine and in Lesotho

(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis has expressed the hope that Ukraine’s current ceasefire can promote efforts to achieve a lasting peace in the east of the country. He also condemned recent violence in the African nation of Lesotho and appealed for a return of peace.   His twin appeals came after his Angelus address on Sunday in…
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Singapore: lunch time Masses for Catholics in Changi Business Park

Catholics working in the Changi Business Park can now attend weekday lunchtime Masses just like their office counterparts who work in different areas of the city-state. The initiative is organized by the Catholic Prayer Society (CPS) The daily Mass aims to promote reflection and prayer in the workplace. Moreover in recent months, the Archbishop of…
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Pope Francis joins Cubans celebrating Our Lady of Charity

(Vatican Radio) On the Feast day of Our Lady of Charity of Cobre Pope Francis has sent a message of participation and encouragement to all Cubans who love her and entrust their prayers to “her immaculate heart.” In a letter addressed to the Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, Dionisio Guillermo Garcia Ibanez who is…
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Pope urges dialogue of life to counter anti-Christian violence in Africa

(Vatican Radio)  There is an urgent need to promote a dialogue of life with Muslims to discourage violence against Christians on the African continent, said Pope Francis Saturday in his address to the Bishops of Cameroon at the conclusion of their Ad Limina pilgrimage to the Holy See. Emer McCarthy reports Listen: Cameroon lies in…
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