The hostages were the final group of more than 200 Christians abducted by the terrorists last year
The Clericus Cup competition began on Saturday
Rome is currently hosting an international convention for the abolition of death penalty
Fr Fernando Cardenal served as education minister in the Sandinista government
The Mass for the long-serving Justice of the Supreme Court was celebrated by one his nine children
The plea from Ireland’s four archbishops comes ahead of Friday’s general election
A statement says the ‘spurious claims’ are designed to ‘do maximum damage to the cardinal and the Catholic Church’
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Cardinal Rainer Woelki said Christian persecution was not a topic of ‘bygone ages’
Many Ukrainian Catholics feel ‘betrayed’ by the Vatican, says archbishop
