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Irish Loreto Sister Rosemary Gallagher, who teaches at Loreto Primary School in Rumbek, South Sudan, works with students in late April. The Loreto Sisters began a secondary school for girls in 2008, with students from throughout the country, but soon after added a primary in response to local community demands.

At Loreto school, South Sudanese girls from diverse tribes live in peace

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RUMBEK, South Sudan – In a country wracked by civil war and ethnic strife, Irish nuns have created a unique space where young women can dream of a better future and begin to acquire the skills that will help them construct it.

Refugee job seekers gather at a job fair in Berlin, Feb. 29, 2016. A recent report that tracks Christians who have fled to Europe from Iraq and Syria estimates that between 50 and 80 per cent of Christians from those two countries have fled since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.

More than half of Iraqi, Syrian Christians have fled since 2011

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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – A new report estimates that between 50 and 80 per cent of Christians have fled the countries of Iraq and Syria since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.

In a testimony posted on the website of the Jesuit Superiors of Africa and Madagascar, Fr. Sam Okwuidegbe recalled how his faith carried him through a traumatic and harrowing experience of kidnapping.

Nigerian priest shares harrowing story of being kidnapped

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ISSELE-UKU, Nigeria – It was supposed to be a quiet retreat weekend last April for Fr. Sam Okwuidegbe, a Nigerian Jesuit priest and director of a local spirituality centre.

A high court in the Indian state of Kerala ruled that Christian priests and nuns are entitled to their right to property despite their vows of poverty.

Indian court affirms priests’ right to property despite poverty oath

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KOCHI, India – A high court in southern India has ruled that Christian priests and nuns are entitled to their right to property despite their vows of poverty, signalling an end to a centuries-old tradition that has left many in the clergy destitute.

A woman kneels in prayer June 16 beside a message wall near a London apartment building destroyed in a June 14 fire. Church authorities in London confirmed that students from nearby Catholic schools are among the missing from the June 14 fire.

Church offers counselling to help students cope with trauma of London fire

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Church agencies are helping London Catholic school students cope with the trauma of the Grenfell Tower fire, including knowing that some of their fellow students are missing.

Song Ngoc Parish gather to pray for parishioners who were beaten by police by police while attempting to file a lawsuit Feb. 19. 11 of the parish's priest said in a June 13 petition that the local authorities have looked the other way as groups of youths have terrorized the community.

Vietnamese priests say police is letting gangs terrorize Catholics

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HANOI, Vietnam – Police have looked the other way as groups of youths have terrorized a Catholic community in northeast Vietnam.

Chaldean-Americans protest June 12 outside Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield, Mich., after dozens of Chaldean Christians were arrested by federal immigration officials over the weekend of June 10 and 11 in the Detroit metropolitan area.

Advocates for detained Chaldeans in race against time to halt deportation

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Advocates for Chaldean Christians detained by federal immigration enforcement are in a race against time to halt their deportation back to war-torn Iraq.

Italian polices recovered the stolen relic of St. John Bosco June 15 after it was stolen from Basilica of St. John Bosco in the town of Castelnuovo Don Bosco two weeks earlier.

Italian police recover stolen relic of St. John Bosco

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TURIN, Italy – Inside a copper teapot in a kitchen cupboard, Italian police found the relic of St. John Bosco that had been stolen two weeks earlier from the basilica erected at his birthplace.

69 priests in the Diocese of Ruteng resigned from their posts after accusing their bishop, Bishop Hubertus Leteng, of embezzling more than $100,000 of church funds for personal use.

Dozens of Indonesian priests resign after accusing bishop of embezzlement

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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Dozens of Indonesian priests have quit their posts after accusing a bishop on the Catholic majority island of Flores of embezzling more than $100,000 of church funds for personal use.

More than 150 people attend a prayer service at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Metairie, La., June 14 for the recovery of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and four others who were shot by a lone gunman while practicing in Alexandria, Va., for a charity baseball event. Scalise, his wife, Jennifer, and their two children are parishioners at the church.

Parish prays for congressman in critical condition after shooting

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METAIRIE, La. – More than 150 people attended a prayer service at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Metairie June 14 to pray for the recovery of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, and other victims of a shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, early that morning.

Father Matthew Keller, rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup, N.M., poses June 8 with a 1969 Pontiac Firebird Convertible that he refurbished for a raffle in support of vocations for the Diocese of Gallup.

Priest's love of cars helps raise funds for vocations in poorest diocese

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WASHINGTON – A priest who loves rebuilding hot rods and assisting seminarians is donating a 1969 Pontiac Firebird Convertible that he refurbished for a raffle in support of vocations for the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico.

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