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Archbishop calls for prayer and restraint amid LA protests
Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez is calling for prayer, while urging “restraint and calm” after clashes broke out in the city over recent immigration arrests. Source: NCR Online.
Teenage animators use Lego as tool for evangelisation
Three teenage brothers from rural Limerick, Ireland, are using Lego as a tool for evangelisation, inspired by Blessed Carlo Acutis, who continues to inspire a new generation of digital evangelists. Source: OSV News.
Indian cardinal calls for peace deal between India and Pakistan
Cardinal Oswald Gracias has called for a full and definitive agreement between India and Pakistan for lasting peace following the latest clashed involving the two nations. Source: UCA News.
Grandson of Peter To Rot humbled by sainthood announcement
One of the grandsons of Peter To Rot says he is humbled by the announcement that his grandfather will soon become Papua New Guinea’s first saint. Source: ABC News.
Monk’s story to be told ‘through eyes of Chicago gangster’
A fourth-century monk who became a revered saint in both the east and west will be the subject of a new film told through the lens of a modern-day gangland drama. Source: CNA.
Mel Gibson to direct sequel to ‘The Passion of the Christ’
Mel Gibson’s sequel to The Passion of the Christ – The Resurrection of the Christ – is set to begin production in Italy in August, according to Manuela Cacciamani, chief executive of Rome’s Cinecittà Studios. Source: CNA.
Prominent Jesuit accused of abusing women to face canonical trial
The canonical trial against Slovenian Fr Marko Rupnik – a prominent artist and former Jesuit accused of spiritually and sexually abusing women for decades – is being prepared, the Vatican’s doctrinal chief said. Source: Catholic Review.
Clean water a life changer for Vietnamese villagers
Jesuit Mission Australia, in partnership with the Vietnam Province of the Society of Jesus, is providing safe, affordable drinking water and hope to thousands of vulnerable families in central Vietnam.
Coptic martyrs memorialised in short but powerful animation
“The 21” is an animated short film commemorating the lives of the 21 Coptic Christian men who were martyred in Libya in 2015. Source: The Catholic Weekly.