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Sarah Plant comforts her grandmother, Barbara Lant, who awaits treatment at Milton Keynes University Hospital in England June 26, 2018. "If we had to pay for health care, we wouldn't have been able to afford it. I don't really want to think about what it would have been like," said Plant.

Vatican affirms support of universal health care

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GENEVA – The Vatican supports efforts to build stronger and sustainable essential health care services on the way toward achieving universal health coverage, a Vatican official said.
A Philippine army member inspects damage inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel following a bomb blast in Jolo Jan. 27, 2019. The explosion, just before morning Mass, killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens of others. (CNS photo/Armed Forces of the Philippines via Reuters)

Philippine church attack 'heinous and evil' terrorism, church leaders say

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MANILA, Philippines – Church leaders condemned bomb explosions that killed at least 20 people and injured about 100 others inside a Catholic church in the southern Philippines Jan. 27. They called the attack a "heinous and evil" act of terrorism.
A Philippine army member inspects the damage inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo Jan. 27, 2019.

Pope Francis denounces Philippine church bombing, calls for peace in Venezuela

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PANAMA CITY – Pope Francis prayed that a peaceful solution may be found in Venezuela as uncertainty and political instability grip the country.
Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, is pictured in a 2017 photo. Despite some new tensions and continuing struggles to overcome centuries of division, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Farrell.

World's Christians are making progress in unity, Vatican official says

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VATICAN – Despite some new tensions, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
Protesters take part in a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas Jan. 23, 2019.

Venezuelan Army besieged hundreds of Maduro protesters in Maturin cathedral

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MATURIN, Venezuela – As opposition marches were held across Venezuela Wednesday, at least 700 opposition supporters were trapped in Maturin's Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel for several hours, besieged by the Venezuelan Army.
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a professor of psychology and president of the Centre for Child Protection at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, is pictured in a 2015 photo.

Vatican summit to create task force in every continent for protection of minors

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VATICAN – Since the work of child protection must continue after the February meeting at the Vatican on safeguarding, one organizer said they plan on creating a "task force" with teams on every continent.
Nick Sandmann, a junior at Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Ky., and others students from the school stand in front of Native American 'Vietnam-times' veteran Nathan Phillips Jan. 18 near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in this still image from video. An exchange between the students and Phillips Jan. 18 was vilified on social media the following day, but the immediate accusations the students showed racist behaviour were stepped back as more details of the entire situation emerged.

Covington Catholic boys: Investigation begins, discussion ongoing

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WASHINGTON – Days after the now-famous exchange took place between Covington Catholic High School students and a Native American tribal leader in Washington, the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, announced it would begin a third-party investigation into what happened at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial following the annual March for Life Jan. 18.
Members of the executive committee of the Middle East Council of Churches pose for a group photo during their Jan. 22-23 meeting in Atchaneh, Lebanon.

Mideast patriarch: There is great need to unite efforts against extremism, terrorism

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BEIRUT – At a gathering of Middle East leaders coinciding with the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Syriac Orthodox patriarch emphasized the need to unify efforts against extremism and terrorism.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.

Trudeau needs to sign UN nuclear treaty, says Canadian Council of Churches

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Leaders of the 26 churches who represent more than 85 per cent of Canada’s Christians are demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss nuclear arms policy.

The casket of Cesar Jimenez Brito, 40, who was killed during a pipeline explosion, is carried during his Jan. 20, 2019, funeral at a Catholic church in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico. The nation's bishops offered prayers for the victims of the Jan. 18 explosion, in which dozens of villagers in the central state of Hidalgo perished after rushing to get some of the gasoline gushing from what appears to have been an illegally tapped pipeline.

Mexican bishops pray, priests celebrate funerals after pipeline explosion

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MEXICO CITY – Mexico's bishops offered prayers for the victims of an explosion in which dozens of villagers in the central state of Hidalgo perished after rushing to get some of the gasoline gushing from what appears to have been an illegally tapped pipeline.
People pray during a Holy Hour Jan. 22, 2019, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The service and Mass that followed it comprised a Prayer Vigil for Life marking the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. Jan. 22 is the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 that legalized abortion across the nation.

New York Catholics pray for conversion of hearts as city legalizes late-term abortion

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NEW YORK – On the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, "a night when darkness claims the victory," more than 500 people gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral to give thanks for the gift of life and pray for an end to abortion.
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