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August 15, 2019

Church-backed petition has 1 million-plus names seeking elections in Congo

An official of the Congolese Independent National Electoral Commission uses his phone to calculate the numbers of presidential election votes at a tallying center in Kinshasa Jan. 4, 2019. Catholic leaders in Congo have gathered more than 1.5 million signatures on a petition that demands local elections to curb corruption and strengthen democracy.

OXFORD, England -- Catholic leaders in Congo have gathered more than 1.5 million signatures on a petition that demands local elections to curb corruption and strengthen democracy.

Published in International
August 23, 2016

REAL Women of Canada launches petition to defend religious freedoms

REAL Women of Canada launches petition to defend religious freedoms

OTTAWA – REAL Women of Canada is drawing attention to discrimination Christians face by mounting a petition calling on the House of Commons to protect the religious beliefs and conscience rights of Christians.

Published in Canada
July 15, 2015

'Hands off my church' petition plays on French worries about Islam

St. Rita’s Church in Paris was shut down recently and awaits demolition. This photo was taken on July 14, 2015.

PARIS - More than 40,000 French have signed a rousing “Hands off my church” petition in recent days denouncing a Muslim leader’s casual remark that some of France’s many empty or underused churches could be turned into much-needed mosques.

Published in International