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May 12, 2015

Report details damage to Nigerian diocese where Boko Haram operates

Displaced people who fled areas of conflict waged by Boko Haram militants carry food supplies on their heads April 15 as they walk away from a special prayer service at St. Theresa's Cathedral in Yola, Nigeria.

MANCHESTER, England - A new report has revealed the scale of suffering of Nigerian Catholics at the hands of Boko Haram militants, with 5,000 Catholics killed in one diocese alone.

Published in International
April 30, 2015

Ruling against Belgian archbishop could spur claims for damages

Belgian Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels is pictured in a March 15 photo.

OXFORD, England - A Belgian bishop said the president of the bishops' conference urged Catholics to respect a court judgment against him for failing to act on allegations of abuse.

Published in International
December 6, 2012

Damage in Philippines from typhoon looks like tsunami hit, CRS rep says

Residents carry the coffin of a victim of Typhoon Bopha Dec. 6 past a house destroyed by the typhoon in New Bataan, Philippines. Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Philippines planned to begin distributing basic necessities to 1,250 families as soon as possible.

WASHINGTON - The destruction from Typhoon Bopha in portions of Mindanao in the southern Philippines is worse than feared as rescue workers continued to discover bodies under knee-deep mud, said a Catholic Relief Services official coordinating the agency's storm response.

Published in International