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A priest is pictured in a file photo giving Communion during a Sunday liturgy at the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in the Maadi suburb of Cairo.

Egyptian Catholic clergy say interreligious ties are being derailed by 'Fiducia'

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Catholic clergy from Egypt have warned that ties with Orthodox and Islamic leaders are being derailed by a Vatican decision to allow the blessing of same-sex couples, after the country's influential Coptic Orthodox Church suspended dialogue over the issue.

A Ukrainian serviceman fires a mortar toward Russian troops.

Ukraine has ‘no choice but to defend’ itself: bishops

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Ukraine’s Greek Catholic bishops, led by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, have said their nation will continue to fight Russian aggression, “notwithstanding the suggestions for (the) need for negotiations coming from representatives of different countries, including the Holy Father himself.”

A woman arrives with children at a polling station in Dublin March 8, 2024, to vote on a referendum to redefine family and delete wording on stay-at-home mothers in the Irish Constitution.

Irish voters resoundingly reject proposals to redefine family, undermine motherhood

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The Irish prime minister, known as the Taoiseach, has conceded that his government was defeated "comprehensively" when voters rejected amendments to the constitution that the country's bishops warned would have weakened supports for marriage and undermined motherhood.

The Eiffel Tower lights up with the message "My Body My Choice" in Paris March 4, 2024, after French lawmakers enshrined the right to abortion in the country's constitution during a meeting of the parliament in Versailles.

French bishops call for fasting, prayer as abortion is enshrined in country's constitution

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French bishops called for fasting and prayer as abortion was enshrined in the constitution by an overwhelming 780-72 vote, accompanied by a standing ovation when the result was announced as the parliament met in Versailles.

Pope Francis waves to visitors in the Paul VI Audience Hall during his weekly general audience at the Vatican Feb. 28, 2024.

Pope has full day of appointments after going to hospital for tests

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The day after Pope Francis paid a brief visit to Rome's Gemelli Isola Hospital for "diagnostic tests," he had a full morning of audiences, including a meeting with bishops from Italy's Emilia Romagna region making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican.

Pope Francis gives his blessing in St. Peter's Square during the recitation of the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Feb. 18, 2024.

After Burkina Faso attacks, pope calls for respect of places of worship

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After deadly attacks killed 15 people at a Catholic church and dozens more at a mosque in Burkina Faso, Pope Francis said places of worship must be respected.

People drive past a burning blockade as demonstrators hold a protest calling for the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry outside the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince Feb. 25 2024.

Priest, 6 religious brothers, lay teacher kidnapped in Haiti in another wave of violence

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As the wave of violence torments gang-decimated Haiti, six male religious, a lay teacher and a priest were kidnapped in two separate incidents Feb. 23 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.

Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, then-president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, arrives for a news conference at the Vatican in this Sept. 8, 2015, file photo.

After meeting with Masons, bishop reaffirms Catholics cannot join

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After participating in a seminar on the Catholic Church and the Freemasons, an Italian bishop reaffirmed that Catholics who belong to Masonic lodges are in a "serious state of sin" and cannot receive Communion.

A protester holds up a Burkina Faso flag in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, in 2014. At least 15 people were killed in an attack by gunmen on Catholics gathered for Sunday Mass in a Burkina Faso village Feb. 25, 2024.

At least 15 Catholics dead in attack during Mass in Burkina Faso

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At least 15 people were killed in an attack by gunmen on Catholics gathered for Sunday Mass in a Burkina Faso village Feb. 25, according to multiple news reports.

Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe teaches young women how to make accessories out of soda can pull-tabs at the vocational centre she runs in northern Uganda.

Sister keeps faith, hope alive in Africa

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Once described as the “heart of darkness” by Polish-English author Joseph Conrad, Africa, despite its undeniable challenges, is now considered a continent of hope for the Catholic Church.  

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna speaks at a news conference following a session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican in this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo. In an interview Feb. 19, 2024, Cardinal Schönborn warned of schism as German bishops planned to keep their reform course despite a letter from the Vatican halting their vote on statutes of a Synodal Committee.

Cardinal Schönborn warns of schism as Rome halts German bishops' vote on lay committee

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Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna warned of schism as German bishops want to keep to their reform course despite the latest letter from Rome, which halted the vote on the statutes of a Synodal Committee.

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