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KOREA: “The summit is a new step towards peace” say local Church leaders – ACN Malta
KOREA “The summit is a new step towards peace” say local Church leaders. Local Church leaders have expressed cautious optimism following the declaration signed by Trump and Kim after the summit last week. “You can imagine how anxiously the Korean people and the church here in Korea are experiencing [...]
ACN (Malta) – IL- LEĦEN Il- Ħadd 10 ta’ Gunju 2018
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NIGERIA: Militants set fire to church building – ACN Malta
NIGERIA Militants set fire to church building The Diocese of Maiduguri reported that militants connected with the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram set fire to the Catechetical Training Centre in Kaya, and burnt down another 22 buildings on Monday 11 June. One member of Boko Haram was killed during [...]
INDIA: Bishops appeal for ‘true nationalism’ and dialogue between different religions – ACN Malta
INDIA Bishops appeal for 'true nationalism' and dialogue between different religions 'Dialogue with followers of other religions and with ecumenical groups is the need of the hour' India’s bishops have issued a statement appealing for “true nationalism” in order to bring “genuine peace, harmony, progress and prosperity”. Referring to [...]
IRAQ: Vatican opens cause for sainthood of martyred priest and deacons – ACN Malta
IRAQ Vatican opens cause for sainthood of martyred priest and deacons The Congregation for Saints’ Causes at the Vatican has given its permission for the opening of the sainthood cause of an Iraqi priest and three deacons who were murdered by armed gunmen in Mosul. The Eparchy of St. [...]
CONGO: 12 million war casualties in the battle over natural resources – Monica Zorita & Maria Lozano – ACN International
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 12 million war casualties in the battle over natural resources The priest Father Apollinaire Cibaka Cikongo: “Your country may be hell. But it is still your country. It is not easy to be a priest in the Congo. We draw our strength from God and [...]
SYRIA: The Good Samaritans of the Valley of the Christians – Josue Villalon – ACN International
SYRIA The Good Samaritans of the Valley of the Christians Mzeina Hospital is situated in the small town of the same name, one of several that make up the Valley of the Christians (Wadi Al-Nasara in Arabic), a rural region of Syria, close to the frontier with Lebanon and [...]
ACN (Malta) – IL- LEĦEN Il- Ħadd 17 ta’ Gunju 2018
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KOREA: Nuncio hopes the historic agreement is the beginning of a long road to peace – ACN Malta
KOREA Nuncio hopes the historic agreement is the beginning of a long, arduous road towards peace On 12 June, Singapore hosted a historic summit meeting between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which initiated a new round of negotiations. Long-time enemies appeared to be reconciled [...]