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Terrorist murders sacristan and wounds priest in rampage through Spanish churches

January 27, 2023

An Islamist terrorist rampaged through two Catholic churches in southern Spain, murdering a sacristan and wounding a priest with a machete. The attacker first entered the Church of St Isidore of Algeciras and seriously injured Fr Antonio Rodriguez, 74, the parish priest. He then went to the nearby Church of Our Lady of La Palma

Two injured in church bombing in Democratic Republic of Congo

June 28, 2021

A makeshift bomb exploded in a Catholic Church in Beni, in the province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday, injuring two people. The bomb went off around 6 am local time (0400 GMT), about one hour ahead of scheduled Confirmations in the church. “They were targeting a large crowd because the ceremony

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday: Prayers for Indonesia after cathedral attack

March 28, 2021

“Let us pray for all the victims of violence,” Pope Francis said in remarks to the faithful praying the Palm Sunday Angelus with him in St Peter’s Basilica on Palm Sunday, “especially those of this morning's attack in Indonesia, in front of the Cathedral of Makassar,” on the southwest coast of South Sulawesi.

Pope Francis: At the Presidential Palace in Iraq

March 05, 2021

"It's indescribable," said one worshipper, 53-year-old Martin Scekes, who survived the bombing and decided to stay. Mr. Scekes told the Catholic Herald: "The Pope coming to see us will lift our hearts."

Iraq on Tenterhooks ahead of Pope Francis’s Arrival

March 05, 2021

Christians have been waiting more than 20 years for a Pope to come see them, after St John Paul II's pilgrimage was abandoned when talks broke down with the then-President Saddam Hussein. Security concerns prevented successor Pope Benedict XVI accepting an invitation. It's not only Christian communities who are excited.

UN Working with DRC to Bring Killers to Justice

March 02, 2021

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was speaking to Italy's La Stampa newspaper. Guterres also said a security review of the incident is underway.

Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq Positive for Coronavirus Days Before Papal Trip

February 28, 2021

Significant other risks also attend the visit, long desired by Pope Francis and highly anticipated by the sorely tried people of the country. — Rome — The Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq, Archbishop Mitja Leskovar, has tested positive for coronavirus and is in isolation at a site removed from the nunciature — the Vatican embassy —

Catholic bishops urge Sri Lankan government to release report on 2019 Easter bombings

February 25, 2021

Bishops have spoken out about the failure to release the report from the presidential inquiry into the Easter Sunday attacks, which killed more than 260 people and injured more than 500.