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- South Sudan: Bishop Paride Taban calls for an end of the conflicts
- 10/05/2012 4:08pm
- “The people have suffered long enough. They want peace at last,” declared Msgr. Paride Taban, former Bishop of Torit in South Sudan, in a dramatic appeal condemning the most recent tensions in the border region between the two Sudans. Read more >>
- Cuba: Pope gives Golden Rose to sanctuary of the Virgen de la Caridad de Cobre
- 28/03/2012 2:36pm
- 26 March 2012 (VIS) - Two hundred thousand people today participated in a Mass presided by Benedict XVI at Plaza Antonio Maceo in Santiago de Cuba, to mark the four hundredth anniversary of discovery of the image of "Nuestra Senora de la Caridad del Cobre", patron of the Island. Among those attending the ceremony was Raul Castro, president of Cuba.
Before the celebration, which took place under driving rain, the original image of "Nuestra Senora del Cobre" was displayed in the square, before which, to mark the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the Holy Father placed a golden rose. Read more >>
- Syria: Escaping the horrors of persecution
- 27/03/2012 2:55pm
- Charity gives urgent help after exodus of Christians from HomsBy John Pontifex
ALMOST the entire Christian population of the Syrian city of Homs has fled violence and persecution – and a leading Catholic charity is providing emergency aid to help them.
The mass exodus of 50,000 or more people to villages and towns around the city comes amid reports that the homes of Christians in Homs have been attacked and seized by ‘fanatics’.
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, which is today (Monday) announcing an urgent €80,000 aid package providing food and shelter, has been told that 90 percent of Christians have left Homs. Read more >>
- Syrian Archbishop’s appeal for peace
- 29/02/2012 5:38pm
- By John Pontifex, ACN United KingdomAdapted by ACN Canada
A senior Middle East archbishop has appealed for all sides in Syria to put down their arms and negotiate, saying he fears a descent into full-scale civil war.
Describing the situation in Syria as “desperate,” Archbishop Paul El-Sayeh said action was needed to prevent violence from potentially spreading to his country of Lebanon, which has close links with neighbouring Syria.
Speaking from Lebanon in an interview with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Archbishop El-Sayeh, Curia Bishop of Antioch based in Beirut, called on the international community to step up action to bring Syria’s Assad regime and rebel forces to the negotiating table. Read more >>
- Interview with the appointed bishop of Karachi, Pakistan
- 26/01/2012 11:06am
- Yesterday, Pope Benedikt XVI appointed Bishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad, Pakistan, as new Archbishop of Karachi, the country's capital. Bishop Coutts was guest on our show in 2009. On the occasion of his appointment, we reproduce the transcript of the interview. Read more >>
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