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Venezuelan opposition leader asks Pope for help
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has asked for Pope Leo XIV’s help in securing the release of political prisoners in the country following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Source: OSV News.
Canadian court to hear challenge over euthanasia at faith-based hospitals
In a case with implications for religious freedom, institutional autonomy, and health care access across Canada, a British Columbia Supreme Court trial will consider whether faith-based hospitals can be forced to provide euthanasia on site. Source: CNA.
Reports suggest stabbing of Croatian sister religiously motivated
A religious sister in Zagreb, Croatia, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed several times on Friday, in what early reports suggest may have been a religiously motivated assault. Source: The Catholic Herald.
Israel blocks food and medical supplies to Gaza after clashes with Hamas
Israeli forces have clashed with Hamas in a new sign of pressure on a peace deal in Gaza, blocking the flow of food and medical supplies to Palestinians while the two sides blame each other for flouting a ceasefire. Source: The Age.
Bishop condemns violence in Nigeria but says peace possible
A Nigerian bishop who served as a priest in the Brisbane Archdiocese says violence in Nigeria started like a “rat in the ceiling” but over the years multiplied into a widespread infestation of terrorism, banditry and communal conflict. Source: The Catholic Leader.
British comedy-drama makes the heart sing
The Ballad of Wallis Island is a British comedy-drama about an eccentric lottery winner who invites his favourite musicians to perform at his island home so that he can relive his fantasies. Source: Australian Catholics.
Pope ‘saddened’ by devastating earthquake in Afghanistan
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his sorrow following a devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan’s eastern region, which killed hundreds and injured thousands. Source: OSV News.
Colombia’s bishops condemn deadly terrorist attacks
Colombia’s bishops expressed their outrage after at least 18 people died and more than 40 were injured in two attacks in Colombia attributed to different dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla group. Source: NCR Online.
Church of England considers plans to exhume head of martyr
The Church of England is considering plans to exhume and enshrine the head of St Thomas More, the patron saint of statesmen and politicians, in time for the 500th anniversary of his 1535 martyrdom. Source: OSV News.