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Following a February order by Russian President Vladimir Putin to conduct checks on NGOs in Russia, the local Catholic Church has seen a number of raids on its parishes and charities. Putin is seen here with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II in this 2008 CNS file photo.

Russian Catholics surprised at government raids on churches, charities

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OXFORD, England - Russia's Catholic Church expressed surprise and concern after a wave of raids on its parishes and charities, part of a government clampdown on organizations with foreign links.

The United Nations has come to an agreement — the Arms Trade Treaty — that will regulate international trade in conventional weapons. The treaty was agreed to on April 2, and Canada voted with the majority. Now, nations have to ratify the agreement.

Canada agrees to arms treaty

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For the first time in history the United Nations has voted to put rules in place to regulate the $70- billion per year international trade in conventional weapons. On April 2, just two weeks before the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIIIs encyclical Pacem In Terris, the UN voted 154 to 3, with 23 abstentions, to adopt the conventional Arms Trade Treaty.

A mural in Derry, Northern Ireland, commemorates Bloody Sunday when British troops killed 13 unarmed Catholic protesters during the height of "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. Catholic leaders are calling on the people to remain vigilant about violence in the country 15 years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

Irish Catholic leaders say country must remain vigilant about violence

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DUBLIN - The Irish cannot afford to be complacent about violence, even though they have lived with a peace agreement for 15 years, said Ireland's most senior Catholic leader.

The Institute for the Works of Religion, popularly known as the Vatican bank, is located in the Bastion of Nicholas V in the Vatican. The tower is pictured in a 2009 file photo.

Vatican seeks expanded Moneyval review to show compliance efforts

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VATICAN CITY - A major European regulator will conduct an expanded evaluation of the Vatican's latest efforts to prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorism.

MP Mark Warawa

Warawa now fighting for MPs’ rights

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OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mark Warawa has added a new cause to his campaign against female gendercide — the right of Members of Parliament to represent their constituents.

Reginald Bibby

Catholic Church has staying power

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OTTAWA - Despite demographic changes, increased secularization and the rise of women in the work force, religion is here to stay, says Reginald Bibby.

Youth are becoming more prominent in the pro-life movement and are preparing to wield their power in political circles.

Pro-lifers take aim at Tories

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OTTAWA - Many social conservatives, especially the new leaders in the pro-life movement, are openly considering punishing the Conservatives for quashing MP Mark Warawa’s Motion-408 that would have condemned gendercide.

Worshippers pray in the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida in 2007 in Brazil. Since his election in March, Pope Francis has echoed many of the concerns that he and fellow prelates raised in a conference of Latin American bishops six years ago in Aparecida.

With Pope Francis, the 'great continental mission' goes global

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LIMA, Peru - In his first weeks as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has echoed many of the concerns that he and fellow prelates raised in a conference of Latin American bishops six years ago.

The Canadian bishops have expressed concern about our natural environment and in a new document are calling on Catholics to act on the Church’s environmental teachings.

Bishops issue call to action on environment

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OTTAWA - Canada’s Catholic bishops are calling on the laity to reflect, discuss and act on the Church’s environmental teachings.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon walks with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican April 9.

Pope, U.N. head meet, discuss crises in Syria, Korean peninsula

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VATICAN CITY - Recognizing the important role each other plays on the global stage, Pope Francis and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met at the Vatican April 9, discussing common efforts to promote peace and protect human dignity.

Pope Benedict XVI greets former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during his weekly audience in 2009 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Thatcher, a major figure in British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister, died April 8 at the age of 87.

Bishops, Pope offer prayers after death of Britain's Margaret Thatcher

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LIVERPOOL, England - The Catholic bishops of England and Wales offered prayers for the soul of Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who died at age 87 following a stroke.

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