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Jesuit says militants want to build “imaginary country” on “Egyptian blood”

A leading Egyptian Jesuit says fundamentalists want to cause conflicts among Muslims and Christians in Egypt. Fr William Sidhom said the Muslim Brotherhood, an international conservative Islamic political movement founded in Egypt in 1928, wants “to make their own imaginary religious country on the Egyptian blood.” The priest serves as the secretary general for the […]

GERMAN CHURCH ACCUSED OF FAILING TO MAKE FINANCES TRANSPARENT

The German Church has been accused of failing to make church finances transparent as the German bishops’ conference had promised it would in 2014 after Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst – since referred to as the Bishop of Bling – was suspended by the Vatican for spending more than 31m euros (£26m) on renovating his bishop’s […]

New Abortion Estimates From India Prompt Renewed Push to Liberalize Law

A recently-released study estimates that abortion in India is twenty times higher than previous estimates–15.6 million children aborted in 2015 alone. The news led abortion advocates to call on New Delhi to liberalize India’s abortion law even further, past the 20-week gestation limit, even though India’s law is already among the most liberal of its […]

Heart of forgiveness: Ugandan women once child soldiers now lead peace

Two decades ago, Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army stormed St Monica’s with guns firing, searching for children they could coerce to be new soldiers. But on this day in January 2017, the bullet holes that still pepper the ceiling of the classrooms were contrasted against thousands of people outside, clasping their hands in a prayer […]

POPE FRANCIS ISSUES BLUEPRINT FOR GEOPOLITICAL STABILITY

Pope Francis on8 January issued a blueprint for geopolitical stability, calling for a de-escalation of tensions in Korea, for nuclear disarmament and for world leaders to recognise that migrating to another country is a “fundamental human right”. He set out his vision this morning during his annual address to diplomats. His message runs counter to […]

Grand imam condemns attacks on Coptic Christians, calls on Muslims to celebrate Christmas in solidarity

The Grand Imam of al-Azhar condemned recent terrorist attacks on Coptic Christians “in the strongest terms” and called upon Egypt’s Muslims to celebrate Christmas to show their solidarity with Christians. The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7. “All Egyptian people are urged to stand firm against this evil conspiracy” and to join “their […]