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The challenges facing South Korea in organizing the next World Youth Day

August 12, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

A group of South Koreans pray at World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú / ACI Prensa

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 12, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).
A Mexican missionary in South Korea, a priest from the Diocese of Seoul,… […]

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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki killed two-thirds of the city’s Catholics 78 years ago

August 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 7

A Catholic Church in Nagasaki, destroyed by the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing of the city. Public domain / null

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 9, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Today marks the 78th anniversary of the second atomic bomb dropped by the United Stat… […]

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Hindu nationals demand arrest of Catholic priest in India for saying king was not a god

August 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Goa, the former Portuguese colony on the west coast of India, was evangelized by St. Francis Xavier whose mortal remains are preserved in the Bom Jesus Cathedral (pictured). / Anto Akkara

Bangalore, India, Aug 9, 2023 / 12:35 pm (CNA).
A Cathol… […]

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‘Religious cleansing’ threatens Armenian Christians’ existence, human rights leaders warn

June 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 5

Relatives and friends of those killed in six weeks of fighting for control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region visit the Yerablur Military Memorial Cemetery in Yerevan on Sept. 27, 2022, on the second anniversary of the conflict. / Karen Min… […]

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Pope Francis prays for victims of train crash in India that killed 275 people

June 4, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis prays at his Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square on April 12, 2023. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Vatican City, Jun 4, 2023 / 06:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis prayed Sunday for the victims of a train crash in India that killed at least 275 … […]

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Make nuclear disarmament a priority, Catholic bishops urge G7 Summit

May 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Newsroom, May 19, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Four Catholic bishops from the U.S. and Japan called for G7 leaders to take action against nuclear weapons amid a “more dangerous” arms race and an escalated threat of nucl… […]

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Japanese governmental panel backs abortion pill amid small pro-life protests

April 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Apr 25, 2023 / 15:20 pm (CNA).
Japan is now one step closer to legalizing an abortion pill despite some pushback from a small but dedicated pro-life movement protesting the government’s efforts.&nbs… […]

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Historic trip of bishop of Hong Kong to Beijing is the first in three decades

April 18, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Stephen Chow of Hong Kong. / Credit: Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 18, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Bishop Stephen Chow of Hong Kong arrived yesterday in Beijing, the capital of China, on a historic trip — the … […]

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China’s new ‘Smart Religion’ app requires faithful to register to attend worship services

March 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

A house church in Beijing, China. / Credit: Huang Jinhui/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0

St. Louis, Mo., Mar 7, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA).
A human rights group active in China is reporting that religious believers in a populous Chinese province are now requ… […]

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Thousands mourn Cardinal Pell at Sydney funeral: ‘Be not afraid’ was his motto 

February 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

Cardinal George Pell’s funeral Mass drew thousands of mourners to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral Feb. 2, 2023. / Credit: Giovanni Portelli/The Catholic Weekly

Denver, Colo., Feb 2, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA).
The late Cardinal George Pell’s funeral M… […]

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