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German court rules in favor of right to pray near abortion counseling facility

September 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Pavica Vojnović (right) and Lidia Rieder outside the Mannheim court. / ADF International

CNA Newsroom, Sep 1, 2022 / 03:50 am (CNA).
Silent prayer gatherings near an abortion counseling facility cannot be prohibited, a German court ruled Wednes… […]

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Pakistani civil society rejects government’s allegations against Catholic-rights group

August 31, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Members of the faithful attend an Easter Sunday Mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore, Pakistan, on April 17, 2022. A July 2022 report from the Center for Social Justice discussed the issues of blasphemy laws, forced conversion, and biase… […]

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Germany denies refuge to Christian convert from Iran

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Newsroom, Aug 12, 2022 / 04:05 am (CNA).
The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed the case of an Iranian convert to Christianity, who is appealing his deportation from… […]

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English Grandmother arrested for praying near abortion clinic wins religious freedom challenge

July 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Rose Lalor with her rosary in Liverpool, England. / ADF International

Liverpool, England, Jul 20, 2022 / 01:11 am (CNA).
A 76 year-old English grandmother who was fined for praying near to an abortion clinic has successfully overturned her fina… […]

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Testimony: China-backed cobalt mines in Congo exploit 40,000 child workers

July 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Congolese civil rights attorney Hervé Diakiese Kyungu testifying on July 14, 2022, at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. on the use of child labor in China-backed cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. / Screenshot from YouTu… […]

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European Parliament calls on Vatican to support Cardinal Zen

July 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 10

Cardinal Joseph Zen. / Iris Tong via Wikimedia (Public Domain).

Strasbourg, France, Jul 8, 2022 / 04:24 am (CNA).
The European Parliament has called on the Vatican “to give full support to Cardinal Zen” and told the Holy See it should “strength… […]

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‘Women deserve better’: Experts criticize EU Parliament resolution on ‘right to abortion’

July 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Rome Newsroom, Jul 7, 2022 / 02:20 am (CNA).
Legal experts have called “inaccurate and misleading” a proposed resolution by the European Parliament to includ… […]

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Human rights advocates respond after Pope Francis says Vatican-China deal ‘moving well’

July 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Rome Newsroom, Jul 6, 2022 / 10:10 am (CNA).
Human rights advocates have raised concerns about heightened restrictions on Christians in China after Pope Francis expressed hope that the Holy See’s agreement with Beijing w… […]

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European court sides with Pakistani Christian convert

April 29, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Strasbourg, France, Apr 29, 2022 / 04:02 am (CNA).
The European Court of Human Rights ruled this week that Swiss authorities were wrong to reject a Pakistani Christian convert’s a… […]

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‘We will not be silenced,’ says UK Catholic activist after Hong Kong jail threat

March 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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London, England, Mar 14, 2022 / 09:57 am (CNA).
A Catholic activist insisted on Monday that his U.K.-based human rights monitoring group would not be silenced after Hong Kong poli… […]

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