National day of fasting and prayers: In Dédougou, we prayed that the weapons would be silent forever

The customary and religious people of the city of Dédougou, capital of the Boucle du Mouhoun region, responded to the call of the highest authorities, inviting actions of prayer and fasting for the return of peace to the Burkina Faso, this Saturday, May 20, 2023. They met in the governorate of Dédougou to break the … Read more

The Pope: if weapons were not made for a year, world hunger would end

Francisco, when meeting with a delegation from the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary, reiterates his complaint against the arms industry and recalls that new weapons are being tested in Ukraine at the expense of people dying. He then affirms that in the Bible justice is to worship God and serve your neighbor Benedetta Capelli – Cityvatican … Read more

The Pope: world hunger would end if weapons were not made for a year

Francis, meeting a delegation from the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary, reiterated his denunciation of the arms industry and recalled that new weapons are being tested in Ukraine at the expense of dying people. So he says that in the Bible justice is worshiping God and serving others Benedetta Capelli – Vatican City There is the … Read more

“I can consecrate weapons, but not true love”: Don Mignani suspended because he blesses gays

Suspended a divinis from the Ministry of the Episcopal Curia of La Spezia the priest don Giulio Mignani, for having adopted positions that are not in line with traditional ecclesiastical thought. The parish priest of the small Ligurian town of Bonassola knew he was risking the penal sanction internal to Catholic canon law, but he … Read more

In India, “the sand mafias have the power, the money, the weapons”

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