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Colombian bishops condemn 'merciless' killing by revolutionaries
BOGOTA, Colombia (Zenit.org): The Colombian Episcopal Conference published a communique recently condemning the "merciless" killing of four kidnapped Colombians by the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC). (18/12/2011)
Congo Church to rebuild
EAST CONGO (ACN News): "The Church is a place of refuge and a sign of hope for the people." (11/12/2011)
Dozen killed in Congo election violence
KINSHASA, Congo (CNS): Catholic officials called for calm after a tense day of polling in which violent incidents claimed the lives of nearly a dozen people during Congo's presidential and legislative elections. (11/12/2011)
Don't shoot innocent people, bishop pleas
EGYPT (ACN News): A senior bishop in Egypt has condemned the military's crackdown on the latest demonstrations and given a robust defence of the protesters. (04/12/2011)
Pope gives message of hope
COTONOU, Benin (CNS): On a three-day visit to Benin, Pope Benedict XVI urged African Catholics to witness the hope of the Gospel in their daily lives and make the Church a model of reconciliation for the entire continent. (04/12/2011)
Christians suffer discrimination in Pakistani prisons
PAKISTAN (ACN News): The Catholic lawyer Moazzam Aslam Bhatti, who works in Faisalabad, has told the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), that Christian prisoners in Pakistani jails are subject to particularly severe discrimination. (27/11/2011)
Embryos cannot be destroyed even for important research, says Pope
VATICAN CITY (CNS): In rejecting research using embryonic stem cells, the Catholic Church is not trying to impede science or delay treatment that can save lives, Pope Benedict XVI said. (27/11/2011)
Papal trip to Mexico, Cuba planned for 2012
VATICAN CITY (CNS): Vatican officials are at an advanced stage in studying the possibility of a papal trip to Mexico and Cuba next year, the Vatican spokesman said. (20/11/2011)
Sudan on brink of civil war
SUDAN (ACN News): Sudan's Catholic bishops have issued a formal warning about the threat of a return to full-scale civil war and have appealed for urgent food and medicine, stating that thousands of people are being terrorised by aerial bombardment. (20/11/2011)
All Saints' Day calls for focus on holy vocation
VATICAN CITY (CNS): The feast of All Saints calls on Catholics to see the Church as the communion of saints - as Christ meant it to be - and not to focus on it as an earthly institution with members who sometimes sin, Pope Benedict XVI said. (13/11/2011)
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