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DRC Bishop: Government’s indifference to violence is a sign of weakness or complicity

May 05, 2021

In an interview with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Paluku Sikuli Melchisédech of Butembo-Beni, in the north-eastern part of the country, says the government’s inaction in the face of the crisis is either “weakness, or it is complicity.”

Mexican bishops call for peace in the US after violence at the Capitol

January 08, 2021

Bishop Alfonso Miranda Guardiola said that the Mexican bishops “regret the events and the deaths occurred at the United States Capitol," and added that “democracy and the rule of law need to prevail over the acts of violence.”

Holy See Press Office: Pope Francis condemns violence, offers prayers in wake of attacks in Nice

October 29, 2020

Pope Francis is informed of the deadly knife attacks on Thursday morning near Notre Dame church in Nice, and offers prayers of suffrage for the victims and their families. He condemns the violence and expresses his prayerful closeness to the entire Christian community of the city.

Reports: Pentecostal Christian killed in India

October 26, 2020

Rights monitors have recorded significant increase in anti-Christian activity in the area.

Mexico’s bishops call for search for missing priest

January 11, 2017

The priest has been missing from Coahuila state, an area renowned for cartel violence, for a week

The world needs politics of peace, says Pope

December 12, 2016

The Vatican has released the Pontiff's annual message for the World Day of Peace

Archbishop laments ‘absolute disregard for life’ as man is shot dead during Mass

November 25, 2016

Colombian Archbishop Mejia was celebrating the Mass where the fatal shooting occurred

Filipino bishops demand justice amid government’s violent crackdown on drug crime

August 23, 2016

More than 1,700 suspected drug dealers and users have been killed since the government intensified its anti-illegal drugs drive