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Catholic Biblical Association of Nigeria deliberates on War and peace in the Bible.

Nigeria’s emeritus Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese, John Cardinal Onayikan, has said that no one should ever use the Bible to justify any form of killing of innocent people.

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Pope thanks WYD workers for their work and their hope

Pope Francis thanks members of the 2023 Lisbon WYD Committee and Foundation who offered their work and their hope during the 6-day event in July.

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Pope sends greetings to Ecumenical Patriarch on feast of St. Andrew

In his traditional greetings to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the occasion of the feast of Saint Andrew, the patron of Constantinople, Pope Francis highlights the historic meeting of Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in 1964, and prays that Sts Peter and Andrew might obtain for us the gifts of fraternal communion and peace.

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Pope: ‘Poorly cared-for health succumbs to fragility’

Meeting with participants in a seminar on “Ethics in Health Management’, Pope Francis says he is recovering from infectious bronchitis, and reflects on the importance of caring for one’s health.

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Pope calls for reflection on feminine dimension of Church

Pope Francis highlights the need for more women theologians in remarks to members of the International Theological Commission on Thursday, and calls on the Commission to propose “an evangelizing theology, which promotes dialogue with the world of culture.”

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Sant’Egidio: ‘Save the life of Kenneth Smith'

The Sant’Egidio Community launches an appeal to say “no to the death penalty” and save the life of Kenneth Smith, a man condemned to die in the US state of Alabama. The appeal is part of a 2-day “Cities for Life – Cities Against the Death Penalty” event.

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USA: Jews and Muslims support Catholics against LGBT law that imposes indoctrination in parish and school

The Michigan Legislature recently amended the Michigan Civil Rights Act to cover sexual orientation and gender identity but provided no protection for religious organizations that believe marriage between one man and one woman and the immutability of sex support human flourishing

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Muslim leaders join Christians in denouncing extremism

Muslims had initially found the concept of interreligious dialogue difficult to grasp, but “after several years of effort, now some of them have an understanding of what we are doing, and what we can achieve together.

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Soccer and Whisky: Thus Was Pope Francis’ Audience to Glasgow’s Celtic Club Players

The Holy Father greeted the players who were in Rome for a game against Lazio

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“Evangelize Today,” The Catechesis That the Pope Did Not Say But That Everyone Heard

The Holy Father’s General Audience on November 29, on the third aspect of the proclamation: it is for today

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