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25/02/2021

COMECE calls on European Parliament to protect all life

The First Assembly of the Australian Church's 2-phase Plenary Assembly is scheduled for October 2021

25/02/2021

Australian Church releases working document for Plenary Council

Chapels welcome displaced persons in Sena Madureira, Acre, Brazil

25/02/2021

Brazil: Churches open their doors to thousands displaced by floods

US Bishops warn that the Equality Act could threaten unborn life

25/02/2021

US Bishops: Equality Act discriminates against people of faith and threatens unborn life

Pro-military supporters throw rocks at residents in Yangon

25/02/2021

Myanmar: Rival protest groups clash as pressure grows to resolve crisis

Lent. "The Holy Spirit drives us too, like Jesus, into the desert" (Pope Francis)

24/02/2021

Lent: a time for renewing faith, hope and love

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Malaysia's immigration department deported 1,086 migrants back to Myanmar on 23 Feb. 2021

24/02/2021

Malaysian bishops oppose deportation of Myanmar refugees

Catholic leaders in Malaysia recall that refugees, migrants and asylum seekers are vulnerable people, and that they should be treated with humanity, based on mercy, compassion and ...

A medical worker holds a syringe of a Covid-19 vaccine

24/02/2021

Holy See calls for easing of intellectual property barriers for Covid-19 vaccines

Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos blesses an oxygen-bottling machine as part of "Breathe, Peru"

24/02/2021

“Breathe, Peru” campaign ramps up fundraising to help Covid-19 patients

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24/02/2021

Faith shines bright amid the darkness in Myanmar

As protests against the military coup continue in Myanmar, women religious accompany their people in the “fighting and protesting to end military dictatorship, to get justice and peace”.

A French sign reads "wearing a mask is mandatory"

25/02/2021

Covid-19: Vaccination and border controls under spotlight

France and Germany are stepping up controls at their common border, while the Bishops of Ireland call on people in the country to join the vaccination campaign against COVID-19.