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Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg, head of the German bishops' commission on ecumenism, voiced skepticism about a recent proposal by German theologians for Catholics and Protestants to reciprocally open access to Communion.

German bishop dampens hopes of shared Communion between Protestants and Catholics

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ERFURT, Germany -- Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg voiced skepticism about a recent proposal by German theologians for Catholics and Protestants to reciprocally open access to Communion.

Archbishop Anthony Mancini, Ordinary of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.

Halifax pastoral plan on ‘pretty good’ path

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A pastoral plan three years in the making which resulted in a two-thirds reduction of parishes in the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth has put the archdiocese in a position to succeed amid the realities of the modern Church, said John Stevens.

Nick Sandmann, a junior at the time at Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Ky., and other students from the school stand in front of Native American Nathan Phillips near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in this still image from video Jan. 18, 2019. CNN has reached a settlement with Sandmann, who had sued the news outlet saying it defamed him.

CNN settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student

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WASHINGTON -- CNN reached an undisclosed settlement Jan. 7 with Nick Sandmann, a Kentucky Catholic high school student who sued the cable news outlet for defamation over its coverage of an incident that occurred after last year's March for Life.

The White House is seen in Washington at sunrise Jan. 8, 2020. Iran attacked two bases in Iraq that house American troops with a barrage of missiles early Jan. 8 in retaliation for the U.S. killing an Iranian general Jan. 3.

After missile attack, USCCB president urges leaders to seek peace

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WASHINGTON -- Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling for urgent prayers "that our world's leaders will pursue dialogue and seek peace."

People gather at Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg’s residence in Monsey, N.Y., Dec. 29. A machete-wielding man attacked the residence during a Hanukkah celebration the night before.

Sisters of Sion ‘horrified’ by anti-Semitic attacks

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A spike in attacks on Jews in North America and Europe has prompted the Sisters of Sion in Canada to speak out.

A destroyed home is seen after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico, Jan. 6, 2020. A larger temblor of magnitude 6.4 rattled Puerto Rico before dawn Jan. 7, killing at least one person and destroying a Catholic church. A series of earthquakes and aftershocks beneath the southern part of the island have been occurring since the night of Dec. 28-29.

Catholic church damaged by earthquakes in Puerto Rico

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WASHINGTON -- At least one person has died and one Catholic church was destroyed by the latest of a series of earthquakes to rock Puerto Rico.

A pro-life group has won its appeal of a controversial $17,500 security fee implemented by the University of Alberta for staging events on campus.

Campus pro-life group wins appeal over security fees

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Alberta’s top court has sided with a pro-life group that claimed a security fee imposed by the University of Alberta violated its right to freedom of expression.

The Chinese national flag flies in front of a Catholic church in Huangtugang, China, Sept. 30, 2018. The Chinese government has targeted unregistered Catholic and Protestant churches with an expansion of rules and regulations governing religious organizations.

New rules in China target unregistered Catholic, Protestant churches

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SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- The Chinese government has targeted unregistered Catholic and Protestant churches with a new expansion of rules and regulations governing religious organizations.

Firefighters line the road as a vehicle carrying the casket of volunteer firefighter Andrew O'Dwyer passes en route to his funeral Mass at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Sydney Jan. 7, 2020. O'Dwyer, a member of the Horsley Park Rural Fire Brigade in Sydney, died Dec. 19 when the truck he was traveling in rolled off the road after a tree fell in the town of Buxton.

'No end in sight to the horror': Australian bishops respond to fires

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CANBERRA, Australia -- Saying that "there is no end in sight to the horror which confronts us," Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the bishops have implemented a national response to months of wildfires.

Smoke rises from a military base in Lamu County, Kenya, Jan. 5, 2020, after the Somali extremist group al-Shabab said it attacked the base. One American service member and two U.S. defense contractors were killed.

Following terrorist attack, Kenyan Catholic leaders sound alarm

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Catholic leaders in Kenya are sounding an alarm after a terror attack killed three Americans and forced local people to flee.

Women carry diapers as they cross a flooded area Jan. 2, 2020, after heavy rains in Jakarta, Indonesia.Caritas Indonesia (Karina) has joined forces with the Jakarta Archdiocese in distributing aid to people hard hit by floods that have killed dozens of people.

Church workers join aid distribution after Jakarta floods leave 60 dead

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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Caritas Indonesia (Karina) has joined the Jakarta Archdiocese in distributing aid to people hard hit by floods that have killed dozens of people in and around Indonesia's capital.

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