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Pope prays for football stampede victims
As Indonesian police come under mounting criticism after at least 125 people died in a soccer stadium stampede on Saturday, Pope Francis prayed for the victims. Source: UCA News.
Prayer is our weapon of response: Burkina Faso cardinal
As insecurity and political chaos continue in Burkina Faso, Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo called for prayers as the best way out of the crises for the West African country. Source: Crux.
Nicaragua president calls Church a dictatorship
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega blasted Catholic leaders as a “gang of murderers” in comments amping up persecution of the Church and scorning Pope Francis’ call for dialogue in the Central American country. Source: CNS.
US Bible museum returns 1000-year-old Gospel to Greece
A United States museum has returned a valuable 1000-year-old Christian manuscript to a monastery in northern Greece it was looted by Bulgarian forces more than a century ago together with hundreds of other documents and artifacts. Source: Crux.